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EDITORS' PICKS

  • Sherman Alexie on Mania, Bipolarity and Great Art
    The National Book Award winner talks candidly about how his mental illness has influenced his work.
  • Poetry Readings by Wendell Berry
    The visionary poet, environmentalist and farmer Wendell Berry reads and talks about two of his poems -- "The Contrariness of the Mad Farmer" and "A Poem on Hope."
  • Rita Dove on the Power of Poetry
    Through performances and conversation, Bill Moyers and the former Poet Laureate explore American history, language, culture, and ideas.
  • Poetry Month
    Did It Ever Occur to You That Maybe You’re Falling in Love
    April 17, 2017
    | Ailish Hopper
    Poet Kyle Dargan talked with Ailish Hopper as part of our civic poetry month feature.
  • Poetry Month
    'Triptych'
    April 17, 2017
    | Reginald Dwayne Betts

    April is National Poetry Month, and we’re celebrating by featuring examples of “civic” poetry from new and familiar voices. Throughout the month we’ll be discussing what it means to be civic through the art of words. Join us on Twitter at #civicpoetry.

  • Poetry Month
    [Somewhere in Los Angeles] This Poem Is Needed
    April 17, 2017
    | Christopher Soto
    Poetry provides the constant opportunity to take a situation and cast it in a different light.
  • Poetry Month
    'Suicide Parade'
    April 14, 2017
    | Don Mee Choi
    Let’s take a closer look at the most feared weapon used by the US in the Korean War.
  • Poets & Writers
    Margaret Atwood Reflects on 'The Handmaid's Tale'
    April 14, 2017
    | Theresa Riley
    People have said when they read The Handmaid’s Tale that it could never happen here. But the fact of the matter is it has happened here.
  • Poetry Month
    'Jump Mama'
    April 13, 2017
    | Kurtis Lamkin
    View Kurtis Lamkin's performance from Fooling with Words.
  • Poetry Month
    'A Footnote to a Hollywood Blockbuster'
    April 12, 2017
    | Sharon Lin
    Read the winning entry in New York City's Youth Poet Laureate contest.
  • Poetry Month
    'What Resembles The Grave But Isn't'
    April 11, 2017
    | Anne Boyer
    A poem about survival from Kansas City-based poet and essayist Anne Boyer.
  • Poetry Month
    'General James Bethune and John Bethune Introduce Blind Tom'
    April 10, 2017
    | Tyehimba Jess
    Tyehimba Jess has just won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry!
  • Poetry Month
    'Spring Breaks'
    April 7, 2017
    | Alissa Quart
    One of the strengths of poetry is that it’s a different kind of language…it can cut directly to meaning making and, yes to emotional truths.


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