Natalia Gatti, a sophomore at Sussex Academy of Arts and Sciences, was crowned state champion during the 21st annual Poetry ...

UVA professor Oludamini Ogunnaike discusses his work and inspiration after reading at the Library of Congress.

All tickets are pay-what-you-can. Your program is actually a bookmark with a QR code. Upon entering The Fountain Theatre, you’re provided with a notepad and a pen which you are encouraged to put to ...

As I have every year since 2014, in 2025 I set aside a couple of months to peruse the year’s books of poetry — at least those books I had on hand. In the past, I’ve titled my annual roundup — one ...

After four decades, the annual book series is drawing to a close. Our columnist looks at what it all meant. By Elisa Gabbert I wonder if there has ever been more equivocation about the word “best” and ...

I’m David Harrison, Missouri’s 7th Poet Laureate. I live with my wife, Sandy, in Springfield, where it is my pleasure to host "Poetry from Daily Life." Since starting the column in November 2023, a ...

This essay is part a series by Father Stayer, a professor of English at Loyola University Chicago, reflecting on essential works of writing, art and music. In his weekly interview with writers, Scott ...

Victorian Poetry examines the poetry of the Victorian Period (1830-1914) from a broad range of theoretical/critical angles, including but not confined to new historicism, feminism, and social/cultural ...

The poetry of Franz Wright. Whether in a phone suddenly gone dead or the predawn serenity of a seaside town, silence carries power. It can be terrifying in emphasizing the absence of an other, or ...