Why are so many poems in today’s magazines about sorrow and misery or freakish, even disturbing language or images? Where are ...

Modern poetry is markedly different from classic poetry. It relies less on meter and rhyme, and focuses more on biographical events and the everyday experiences of people. So why isn’t poetry more ...

Two new books of Jewish poetry form a bridge to the aftermath of the 1903 Kishinev pogrom — and also speak to us today.

Two new collections, “Night Watch” by Kevin Young and “Startlement: New and Selected Poems” by Ada Limón, showcase strikingly ...

For me, poetry has forever been an elusive passion. Everyone always has a different understanding of poetry, making reading into this often-times-dense form of literature a rather refreshing ...

Prof Erin McCarthy from the University of Galway talks about her ERC-funded project STEMMA and the value of curiosity-driven frontier research.

In high school, I thought that poetry was a dead genre, both metaphorically and literally. A quick glance at my English classes’ reading lists had me thinking that the only poets were Shakespearean ...

In celebration of National Poetry Month, here is a list of seven poems written by contemporary poets. These poems highlight themes such as sexuality, race and grief, proving poetry is not only ...

"The best contemporary poetry”, wrote TS Eliot, “can give us a feeling of excitement and a sense of fulfilment different from any sentiment aroused even by very much greater poetry of a past age.” The ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. In the 1890s, friendly acquaintances Henry Lawson and "Banjo" Paterson earned a penny a line for their staged verse combat in The ...