T oday The Atlantic launches “The Best American Poetry of the 21st Century (So Far),” a new editorial project that brings ...

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

It’s impossible for me to talk about writing without talking about living, writes Maggie Smith, author of the new book, "Dear ...

A Miami poet discusses her Zip Ode poem about buying her own stolen bike, and how she views this as a quintessential Miami ...

Hope is text messages with your kid, when they’re telling you real things line by line. Hope is the click of a seatbelt when you pull into the frenzy of the world. Hope is the three solid blue lights ...

MIT professor of literature Arthur Bahr had one of the best days of his life. Sitting in the British Library, he was allowed ...

Writers events galore — from Sloane Crosley to WeHo’s poet laureate, a Tina Turner jazz tribute night, a Monday afternoon ...

BYU professor of English Lance Larsen has been writing poetry for four decades. His poems are regularly published in leading ...

In his latest book, Peter Kirkpatrick retrieves from Australian cultural history the compelling figure of the “ wild reciter ”, as a reviewer in the 1920s termed amateur elocutionists.

Buffett bought his first stock at age 11. He's now 94 years old. It's accurate to say that Buffett has lived through plenty ...

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.

Berkshire poet David Giannini’s new collection 'Stones Are the First to Rise' explores nature, politics and the shifting ...