When children write poetry, they often jump in with only a vague idea then follow where it leads — adults can do that, too, ...

For our series Making of a Poem, we’re asking poets and translators to dissect the poems they’ve published in our pages.

As The Poke points out, a poem written in 1920 perfectly encapsulates the baffling nature of English. In fact, it's so tricky ...

This poem, yes, it's not quite as fierce and as focused as "Dust Of Snow." But look, it's talking about winter as play and pain. It's talking about memory.

That’s what the people in this poem seem to be doing. The author and her friend, a scholar, are debating the crushworthiness of a certain “Romantic Poet.” 0 Romantic 1 Poet 2 by 3 Diane 4 Seuss ...

Our critic A.O. Scott marvels at the power and paradox of a sonnet by Gwendolyn Brooks. Isabella Cotier By A.O. Scott Here’s a poem about patience, about self-control, about the need to conserve ...

When NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft embarks on its six-year, 1.8 billion mile journey toward one of Jupiter’s icy moons in October 2024, it won't only search for conditions suitable for life—it'll ...

Amanda Gorman responds to the restriction of her poem for President Biden’s inauguration, “The Hill We Climb,” at a Miami Lakes school library: “So they ban my book from young readers ...

John Keene’s poem “Pulse” is a poignant tribute to victims of the 2016 shooting at the nightclub in Orlando. After a gunman attacked another LGBTQ nightclub last weekend, Keene’s poem took ...

Susan Cooper's poem "The Shortest Day," celebrating the winter solstice, is also a children's book illustrated by Carson Ellis. They collaborated by mail.