What jumps into your mind when you think of the most famous poems ever written? Shakespearean love poems? Something longer that you might find in a poetry book? Maybe something by Poe or Dickinson?

A tradition started by President Kennedy continues to this day, showcasing American poetry to a global audience.

Still other writings have yet to be translated and understood. The overwhelming majority of these remarkable writings, however, are poems written in Chinese, many of them made all the more impressive ...

Boston’s second poet laureate will discuss “Three Leaves, Three Roots” at the Harvard Book Store, Brookline Booksmith, and ...

The poems contained in this old book were copied ... Most of the content on A History of the World is created by the contributors, who are the museums and members of the public.

Marlanda Dekine, a Plantersville community native and an accomplished poet, has been selected as the Georgetown County ...

In A Little History of Poetry, renowned academic and expert on the subject John Carey puts it succinctly, “If music is sound organised in a particular way, poetry is a way of organising language.

Looking at limericks and haiku Discover the conventions and the history of short form poetry such as haiku and limericks. What is a sonnet? Learn about the conventions of a sonnet, the difference ...