George Oppen’s “From a Photograph” turns a wintry snapshot into a moving meditation on parenthood and the passage of time.

In her poem Cywydd y Cedor (‘Ode ... a collection of prose with exceptional relevance to contemporary grassroots politics. Like Du Bois, Césaire... Read more about Human Conditions: ‘Sister Outsider’ ...

Maria Esquinca: For Darius, poetry is a way to talk about liberation. To name the systems that are oppressing us and to offer a solution. As an organizer with People’s Programs in Oakland. Darius puts ...

‘Goblin Market’ was the title poem of Christina Rossetti’s first collection, published in 1862, and while she disclaimed any allegorical purpose in it, modern readers have found it hard to resist ...

The 26-year-old took the stage during the convention’s third night to debut a new poem, “This Sacred Scene,” an ode to ...

Instead, the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives turned to a poem that has become a cornerstone of Israeli verse: “I Have No Other Country,” written by poet Ehud Manor and recorded in ...

He sent her the poem, “I have no other country,” and ... a song to soothe a crisis of faith in one’s country, whatever one’s political colors. The Israeli left used it to grieve the ...