McCrae has been exploring the afterlife in his poetry for several years now, and here his reimagining of Dante’s Inferno is ...

The Intentions of Thunder” includes poems from Smith’s nine collections, as well as new and previously uncollected poems that ...

The Irish poet’s work was rooted in a close feeling for the local—but reached out to embrace a world of readers.

For the first time, the New York Public Library is offering unlimited e-book access to 26 selected titles from its Best Books ...

These books just nabbed National Book Awards, among the most coveted prizes in the literary world. How many have you read?

On Nov. 20, the New York Public Library announced their list of the best books of the year. NYPL also shared that unlimited e ...

When poetry editor Lou Peacock compiled A Whale of a Time: Funny Poems for Each Day of the Year, she chose Rita Dove’s “The First Book” to be the entry for January 1. The poem describes what it’s like ...

Our columnist selects the books that have stuck with her this year. By Elisa Gabbert Reading a lot of books in one genre, too close together, can start to drive you senseless, the way saying the same ...

Luke Icarus Simon, Koraly Dimitriadis and Helena Kidd — are shortlisted across major categories in an international contest ...

What makes a Christmas poem? It could be a drift of snow or some evergreen trees, a box of candy canes or the baby Jesus. The best-known poem attending to the holiday is probably “A Visit from St.