The New Yorker2d
“Nothing New”
A recently discovered poem, written in 1918 and published for the first time in The New Yorker’s Anniversary Issue.
'Changing the world': Poet Amanda Gorman on new children's book
It’s about what it means to be a young person in a generation that is going to end, and is currently changing the world,” the lauded poet said of her new book.
Poetry Rising features visual artists, music, writings – and of course poetry – as part of Black History Month
For Stephen Pitters, it’s all about evolution. In 1985, he started the Spokane Open Poetry Association. When that ran its ...
An Ozymandias Moment
Long ago, as students, we read Shelley’s poem ‘Ozymandias’ in which the boast of the protagonist lay buried in the sands and it said, ‘My name is Ozymandias, king of kings, look on my works, ye ...
The Financial Times26d
When poetry heralds a new presidential era
All of us as vital as the one light we move through.” Amanda Gorman was just 22 when her inaugural poem, “The Hill We Climb”, read for Joe Biden’s presidency in 2021, made her a breakout ...
The New York Times28d
Masters of Allusion: The Art of Poetic Reference
Our columnist approves. By Elisa Gabbert Elisa Gabbert’s collections of poetry and essays include, most recently, “Normal Distance” and “Any Person Is the Only Self.” Her On Poetry ...