For National Poetry Month, city of Charleston poet laureate AsiahMae is reading a poem every day via a video on Instagram.

Researchers are new to studying the implications of poetry for well-being and the brain. Still, it may surprise you “what a ...

Poems don’t give you news, they give you inspiration. Poems don’t give you knowledge, they heighten your sensitivity. Poems don’t give you information, they increase your empathy.

In tough times, Amanda Johnston is creating a community of gratitude with contributions from poets all across the state.

Polina Zherebtsova spent ten years of her childhood caught up in the wars declared by Russia on the Chechen Republic.

Explore 8 powerful but lesser-known poems by Maya Angelou that reveal her depth, spirit, and poetic genius—perfect for ...

There’s much talk these days about democracy being under threat at home and around the world. Most of this discussion tends to be focused on efforts by autocrats and their supporters to erode the ...

Staceyann Chin reflects on writing, identity, performance, activism, and the complexities of family, history, and resistance.

Amid row over comedian Kunal Kamra's Eknath Shinde joke, Supreme Court on Friday said literature, including poetry, drama, films, satire, and art make life of human beings more meaningful and quashed ...

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

CD Esklison’s new poetry collection examines this connection, whether overtly or by putting the two things side by side and leaving the associations up to the reader’s interpretation.