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

As people across the globe celebrate World Poetry Day on March 21, we delve into the world of poetry in ancient Greece, from ...

NPR readers of different belief systems share the poignant rituals that make them feel close to their spirituality. For some, ...

Julie Swarstad Johnson, an archivist and librarian at the University of Arizona Poetry Center, has served as poet in ...

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry "Butch" Wilmore, who have been stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) for nearly ten months, may finally return to Earth on March 16, according to ...

Husband, wife, children…all that is done. When will you live for yourself?” Story continues below this ad Experts urge that solitude provides a rare opportunity to reconnect with oneself in a world ...

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 ...

New University of Michigan research reveals a paradox: How the media portrays solitude-though well-intentioned-may exacerbate loneliness by negatively influencing people's beliefs about being alone. A ...

Jesus Guerrero’s family are still seeking answers. Amid the heartbreak surrounding the hairstylist’s sudden death at the age of 34, his sister Gris Guerrero has shared insight on the questions ...

New University of Michigan research reveals a paradox: How the media portrays solitude—though well-intentioned—may exacerbate loneliness by negatively influencing people's beliefs about being ...

The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “I have slept in many places, for years on mattresses that entered,” by Diane Seuss, and his own poem “This Is a Test of the Federal Emergency ...

Instead of defaulting to the notifications on my phone, poetry has inspired me to begin the day in a different way. By Charley Locke Most mornings, as soon as I wake up, I feel the pull of my phone.