If you want to sell newspapers, a great man (me) once said, you'll NEVER mention the word poetry. I think our Managing Editor Rachel Townsend (much greater than me) would agree, but she gives me ...
Paul Engle noted that “poetry is ordinary language raised to the nth power.” As if by magic, poetry books capture feelings that are often elusive and put into words our deepest pain and ...
Naomi Shihab Nye is this year’s winner of the Wallace Stevens Award, a $150,000 lifetime achievement honor named for the celebrated 20th century poet. Nye’s prize was ...