Most of you have probably heard the famous poem by Mary Stevenson titled “Footprints in the Sand.” She wrote the poem in 1936 ...

I've been writing poetry since I was 7, and these are my top 5 poetry books that have gotten me through hard times ...

Poetry isn't as scary as you think. These 14 collections of poems tackle everything from grief and race to family and love.

Our critic A.O. Scott marvels at the power and paradox of a sonnet by Gwendolyn Brooks. Isabella Cotier By A.O. Scott Here’s a poem about patience, about self-control, about the need to conserve ...

I’m a 43-year-old lapsed Catholic who has doubts about any kind of afterlife, let alone a magical pet bridge. And yet, in that awful day when I put down my best friend, and in the weeks that ...

The Spanish art collective Boa Mistura chose a line from a poem written by Beach High student Valentina Mena to be the inspiration for their latest public mural, "My Home, Mi Hogar". Artists Pablo ...

Our critic A.O. Scott walks you through a poem that speaks to his mood right now. It’s called “Party Politics,” but it’s not about those parties, or those politics.