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.

Lee Kuan Yew's maxim that poetry was an unaffordable luxury was of its time. These days it is widely appreciated, and not ...

Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers,” by Adrienne Rich, is a blazing portrait of an artist and her work. Our critic A.O. Scott admires its ...

Explore the powerful poetry of former New America Fellows Sarah Kay and Clint Smith, reflecting on culture and the transformative power of words.

As people across the globe celebrate World Poetry Day on March 21, we delve into the world of poetry in ancient Greece, from ...

From social media to AI, new technologies have changed the way that we produce and consume poetry. For World Poetry Day, we ...

In the Ancient Greek epic poem “The Odyssey,” Odysseus’ men strap him to the mast of the ship so he could hear the sirens’ ...

Starmer’s plan for ceding the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, which he seems to have persuaded the Trump administration to accept, is an example. The rationale is an advisory judgement of the ...

As a poet myself now, that fascination with the written word remains, although it has evolved from limericks to sonnets and free-verse love poems as well. I often hear from peers and students that ...

This analogy gets thrown around a lot, but picking a “best” bottle of olive oil is a lot like picking a “best” bottle of wine (meaning, nearly impossible). That said, this is also a very ...