Our list of the most famous poems ever written would not be complete without the work of William Blake, one of the most iconic poets of the English language.

John Koethe spent decades as a philosophy professor. The poems in his latest collection, “Cemeteries and Galaxies,” are full ...

Christmas poems to put you in a festive mood. Snow-tipped chimneys, fresh pine, lively carols and gifts wrapped with care: For over a century, Christmas poems have captured the magic of the most ...

Typically wearing leisurewear, the Canadian radio show host looks into a camera in the soundproof studio she created in her basement. With a microphone propped in front of her, she records poems — ...

The plight of Pierre, &c. Up north and down here, &c. 9/11 as ‘inside job,’ &c. Writers tell of poems they have memorized, would like to memorize, etc. A week ago, I had a column titled ...

This list eventually became 30 finalists, which I gave to our other two judges: Jill Rice, an O’Hare fellow at America, and James Torrens, S.J., a former America poetry editor.

Daily Arts Writer Cora Rolfes can be reached at [email protected]. “Selected Poems” by Gwendolyn Brooks. I was lucky to have stumbled upon Gwendolyn Brooks and her work through a random assignment in ...