Chances are, you don’t read much poetry, at least not the new stuff. Don’t feel bad, hardly anybody does. To hit the best-seller list for verse, a book has to sell only around 30 copies.

Poems While You Wait, though, may be the most formally mainstreamed celebration of the form — at least since a fictional street poet on the banks of the Danube wrote a fast poem for Ethan Hawke ...

Of course, there's nothing wrong with turning to a poem when you just need a smile, a pick-me-up, or a laugh. In fact, these seven should do the trick, regardless. 'What Is' by Jeffrey Yang ...

A.O. Scott’s close read of “Having a Coke With You” The New York Times Audio app is home to journalism and storytelling, and provides news, depth and serendipity.

It's National Poetry Month, and here at NHPR, we'd like to hear poetry that reminds you of New Hampshire. April is National Poetry Month and NHPR wants to hear from you.