What jumps into your mind when you think of the most famous poems ever written? Shakespearean love poems? Something longer ...

Bolesław Leśmian – the hero of our story – may just be the ultimate proof of the utmost untranslatability of some of the best poetry out there. To imagine Leśmian in English, one would have to fancy a ...

Our Poetry Book of the Month reviews include two invigorating releases by Diane Seuss and a dark, posthumous collection by ...

Let's begin with a poem about poetry itself. In Words, written in 1909, Yeats acknowledged that some of his best writing was inspired by (often self-inflicted) emotional turmoil, exploring how ...

Where to read this sonnet: Poetry Foundation. 2. Sonnet 116: “Let me not to the marriage of true minds.” (1609) Sonnet 116 is arguably one of the most famous love-themed poems ever written.

Keep scrolling for 25 of the best poetry books of all time and fill your shelves with cultural masterpieces. Published posthumously, Gboyega Odubanjo’s Adam was inspired by a horrifying incident ...

With the dawn of a ceasefire in Gaza, the writer reflects on collections by Palestinian poets that don’t lose sight of love ...

This National Poetry Day (6 October), refresh your Instagram feed by following some of these brilliant poets and writers. One of the best things about poetry is how it helps us make sense of the ...

This poem embodies that sort of intense, fleeting crush you get on someone that feels as though you know them from a past life. You know nothing about them, only what you imagine them to be like.

Going into the March 30 International Reggae And World Music Awards (IRAWMA), Marcia Jackson is defending champion in the ...