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 ...

I had a Mother who read to me. -- From a poem by Strickland Gillian in "Best Loved Poems" of the American People" The "to-do" list for busy parents is about to get a little longer. But this isn't an ...

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.

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 ...

The poet Diane Seuss and I began a recent conversation by talking about the burdens of companionship—or, at least, how those burdens are manifested through affection for a pet. Seuss lost her dog Bear ...

I've always loved being read to — as a child, I would've had my mom read to me all night long. When we were in a long-distance relationship, my partner started reading to me over the phone. Now we're ...

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 ...