The beauty of poetry is its universal appeal—the most famous poems ever written are ... There are more authors, publications, movements and subgenres than anybody can read in a lifetime.

Former Missouri Poet Laureate Maryfrances Wagner writes about the inspiration she takes from a favorite poet, Williams Carlos Williams.

Yeats acknowledged that some of his best writing was inspired by (often self-inflicted) emotional turmoil, exploring how poetry can also be a consolation for that turmoil. No list of famous poems ...

Poetry and feminism have always been intertwined but in recent years, many new feminist and queer voices have emerged and ...

Famed poet Hiromi Ito shared both the fun and the difficulty of writing poetry at a recent hands-on workshop at the Waseda International House of Literature in Tokyo. As a bonus, renowned author ...

He's still famous today. Not for acting but because he was, and still is, one of the best known writers in the English ... He also wrote poetry and invented new words like 'eyeball' and 'bedroom'.