Two collections that deal with the war in Gaza are competing at the National Book Awards. The poets discuss poetry's power in times of great suffering and what the awards mean for Palestinian voices.

Long before Jessie Reyez was celebrated for her voice, poetry was the Toronto-bred musician’s “first love.” The Grammy-nominated and Juno Award winner’s music often feels like spoken poetry, backed by ...

There might be no better time to engage with poetry than right now. “Poems allow us to explore very fraught issues,” says Elisa New, host of the PBS series “Poetry in America.” “Maybe that’s some of ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Long before Jessie Reyez was celebrated for ...