The perk of being the judge for the anthology Best New Zealand Poems 2024 is that I am being sent all the books of poetry written this year. That may sound like hell to you, and it is, but I am like a ...

weren’t built to let the sunlight in. They were large to let the germs out. When polio, which sounds like the first dactyl of a jump rope song, was on the rage, you did not swim in public waters. The ...

Here are the year’s most notable collections of verse as chosen by our poetry columnist. Credit...Karan Singh Supported by By Elisa Gabbert Elisa Gabbert’s collections of poetry and essays ...

We’ve chosen a selection of our favourite Christmas poetry, from funny Christmas poems, to moving festive verses and some Christmas poems for kids, all perfect for reading by the fire over the festive ...

The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “I wonder if I will miss the moss,” by Jane Mead, and his own poem “Mother.” ...

Children's Day Poem in English: Childhood is a magical time, a period of wonder and innocence. It's a time when we explore the world with curious eyes and open hearts. Every child, a unique and ...

The poems in Invisible Dog draw on five decades of work and five poetry collections, collaboratively selected by the poet and his translator, Richard Gwyn. This is a parallel text, and it’s ...

There is no Dutch tradition as cherished as the Sinterklaas poem (well, except perhaps Zwarte Piet). But, what is this mysterious sinterklaasgedicht — and how do you write one? If it’s your first ...

“A Visit From St. Nicholas” is the beginning of modern Christmas, a manuscript specialist at Christie’s said. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Friday. Today we’ll look at a copy of ...

Study found sonnets churned out by an algorithm were deemed by participants to have better rhythm and more beauty than authentic ones People prefer AI-generated poetry to Shakespeare because it is ...

As in the gold mosaic of a wall, Come from the holy fire, perne in a gyre, And be the singing-masters of my soul. William Butler Yeats, widely considered one of the greatest poets of the English ...