U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón wrote a poem that will be brought to Jupiter's moon Europa. NASA / JPL-Caltech NASA is sending a poem by United States Poet Laureate Ada Limón on its upcoming Europa ...

George Oppen’s “From a Photograph” turns a wintry snapshot into a moving meditation on parenthood and the passage of time. Our critic A.O. Scott shows you what he loves about it. Isabella Cotier By ...

In December, the Book Review Book Club will read and discuss Ian McEwan’s latest novel, about a long-lost poem, the 2014 dinner party where it was read and the future dystopia that embraced it.

The moment my oldest child was born, I reached for an anthology of Romantic poetry that I have owned for decades and began reading. “Sweet joy befall thee,” I said to my baby, through tears, bestowing ...

The mid-nineteenth century was a time when very many Western people began to doubt the historical truth of the Bible. Was it really the case that we were all descended from Adam and Eve, whom God ...

Gorman cautions parents to be awake to the rise in book bans across the country, which will primarily impact children of middle and low-income families. When Amanda Gorman read her poem, “The Hill We ...

Mary Ann Hoberman, an award-winning poet who wrote dozens of books for children, capturing the essence of childhood in her seemingly effortless rhymes, died July 7 at her home in Greenwich, Conn. She ...