Poet and author Charles Ghigna shares the story of a poem he wrote after waking up to his infant son's babbling over a nursery monitor.

Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers,” by Adrienne Rich, is a blazing portrait of an artist and her work. Our critic A.O. Scott admires its ...

On one of the pages I had dog-eared was the poem, “Decide to Forgive.” I was struck by how timely it is. The message is much needed at this time. I believe in “doing unto others as you would ...

On this site, we published hundreds of poems, submitted by people all over the world who were often living very different lives from one another—overworked nurses, suddenly laid-off workers, grieving ...

I fit the stereotype. My wife has always been in charge of our social life. Although we both worked, she managed houseguests, arranged parties, and supervised all things social. I did my best not ...

You could classify this superb debut feature from Laura Carreira, a Portuguese film-maker who lives in Scotland, as an exercise in abrasive social realism to compare with Ken Loach. Indeed ...

A Poet's Life is the definitive biography of ... Around 1950, when he was beginning to write poetry, he described one of those lonely moments of childhood when he was dreaming by himself.

As a poet myself now, that fascination with the written word remains, although it has evolved from limericks to sonnets and free-verse love poems as well. I often hear from peers and students that ...

Coping with loneliness can be difficult, with older adults more likely to be affected. Here's how you can try and find a community. Jessica was a writer on the Wellness team, with a focus on ...