Life is a barren field. Frozen with snow. A key figure of the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s, Langston Hughes wrote about Black life and culture, revealing through his words his people’s music ...

My writing during these past five years is filled with memories of my long journey with God over a lifetime; but very ...

30 Poems About Life That Will Change How You See the World. 15 Best Christmas Poems to Read for a Festive Holiday Season. ... 17. “God Never Planted a Garden” by Anne Spencer.

In “How to Be a Good Savage,” Mikeas Sánchez’ poems help preserve her language, Zoque, and allow it to commingle with English and Spanish, in an effort that is both global and deeply local.

COLLECTED POEMS: Including Late and Uncollected Work, by Anthony Hecht. Edited by Philip Hoy. LATE ROMANCE: Anthony Hecht — A Poet’s Life, by David Yezzi.