It is twilight, in the sense  that there is no Day or Night; only the fluttering of wings. Being kissed awake is tender as birth is confusing. There is no separation; only                 the ...

Gerd Stern, who has died at 96, formed a lifelong bond with Allen Ginsberg and Carl Solomon. Ten years ago, he wrote about ...

Our Poetry Book of the Month reviews include two invigorating releases by Diane Seuss and a dark, posthumous collection by Tove Ditlevsen Alongside Terrance Hayes, Diane Seuss has a strong case to ...

The opening track on The Heart is called "A Poem Is" — a song that clearly expresses Tank's mission to define poetry itself as music for our time. In her own words: "I want poetry to get more ...

Our critic A.O. Scott shows you what he loves about it. Isabella Cotier By A.O. Scott Poems aren’t pictures, but sometimes they try to make us see, and to make us feel in ways we might associate ...