While ‘touch grass’ has become a popular prescription for a less digital life, choosing social friction over efficiency can also feel curative ...

Our critic A.O. Scott feels the heat of a wintry lyric by the Nobel laureate Louise Glück. Isabella Cotier By A.O. Scott A.O. Scott, a critic at large for the Book Review, recorded the poem that ...

A poem can lift the spirits and nourish the soul. This week, let’s all learn one together! Meet your poem Rhythm and rhyme Made in N.Y.C. Greet the day Keep your poem By A.O. Scott and Aliza ...

A portrait of poet and novelist Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), known for his languid poses and typical costume, including a velvet robe and black silk stockings. Wilde was popular for his wit and satire of ...

Poetry has been a healing tool since the shamans, who chanted poetry for the wellbeing of the tribe. In modern times, Freud recognized the genuis of poetry: ‘Not I, but the poet discovered the ...

Poet Amanda Gorman wrote a poem for Renee Good, who was killed by an ICE officer this week. Gorman reads her poem and speaks ...

Renee Good won a national prize six years ago for her poem "On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs," which muses on science and ...

Renee Nicole Good was fatally shot by an ICE officer on Wednesday amid immigration enforcement in Minneapolis.

Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and other members of the imperial family held their annual poetry event where they presented ...

As the current United States Poet Laureate, Ada Limón can command a large audience. But her work is about to reach almost beyond imagination. Limón’s poem, “In Praise of Mystery,” is set to rocket off ...