We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: ...

Forty years ago, Northern English poet Harrison published a powerful work inspired by vandalised gravestones in his hometown Leeds. Then, when it was screened on TV in 1987, a national furore erupted.

The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “I have slept in many places, for years on mattresses that entered,” by Diane Seuss, and his own poem “This Is a Test of the Federal Emergency ...

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At a loss for words? Poetry expresses the feelings we struggle to convey. Open any poetry book for proof: You’ll find love poems for romantic moments, silly rhymes for kids and limericks for ...

From social media to AI, new technologies have changed the way that we produce and consume poetry. For World Poetry Day, we ...

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As a poet myself now, that fascination with the written word remains, although it has evolved from limericks to sonnets and free-verse love poems as well. I often hear from peers and students that ...

But there's a problem: "pius" Aeneas, as he's called in the poem (meaning dutiful and ... at the University of British Columbia, told IDEAS. "This formed their worldview. And when you look ...