The past two COVID years, characterized by limited interactions and confinement to our homes, have only underscored the extent to which ours has become a culture of spectatorship. Unlike the dog in ...

Read Part 1: ‘I Am the Bridge’: How a poem being presented at an African cultural event in Arvada was created by 50 people from different ethnicities and cultures In the days leading up to her part in ...

Judith Chernaik’s idea to feature verse in subway cars has transformed the morning commutes of millions worldwide.

I believe in poetry as a way of surviving the emotional chaos, spiritual confusions and traumatic events that come with being alive. When I was 12 years old, I was responsible for the death of my ...

As guest editor of The Best American Poetry 2024, Mary Jo Salter spent last year scouring literary journals for 75 of the best poems from 75 different poets. To appear in the volume is a coveted honor ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Ray McNiece has taken his poetry around the globe, performing on tours in Russia and Italy, writing new material at Florida’s Jack Kerouac house, and teaching in Singapore. But his ...

A series of Mondays in 2025 saw me carry a box of creative writing prompts, balanced like a baby on my hip, and push one palm ...