Elisa Gabbert’s collections of poetry and essays include, most recently, “Normal Distance” and “Any Person Is the Only Self.” ...

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“Twenty Little Poems That Could Save America.” There are many assumptions, questions and provocations in the title of an essay in Harper’s Magazine by poet Tony Hoagland, who clearly has a thing for ...

From the sonnets of William Shakespeare to the writings of Walt Whitman and the rejuvenating words of Amanda Gorman, poetry is indelibly writ into the fabric of not only popular culture, but the ...

Poems by a Little Girl, the work of Hilda Conkling, aged nine, are to be taken seriously, with no apology for the youth of the author. Hilda is as truly a poet as she is the daughter of a true poet, ...

“There was a man who loved a rat. He fed it ham till it got fat. He kept it in his bed at night, and rather hoped This odd little verse and 13 others like it make up “There Was a Man Who Loved a Rat ...

Recite these cozy Christmas poems to share the holiday spirit and make even your Grinchiest loved ones say, "Ho, ho, ho!" Snow-tipped chimneys, fresh pine, lively carols and gifts wrapped with care: ...

Red Cross vehicles and military convoys. but the bar was set low. He had issues. He liked the sauce but got the job done. He was fruitful and multiplied. He lived for years longer than the hostages ...

Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. CATHY WURZER: Today, of course, is Halloween, and that makes tomorrow, November the 1st, Día de los Muertos, or Day ...