It's wrong to think of self-esteem as a quality that depends only on what we say and do. Self-congratulation is no substitute ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Irish poet Pádraig Ó Tuama about a new poetry anthology he edited called "44 Poems on ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Irish poet Pádraig Ó Tuama about a new poetry anthology he edited called "44 Poems on Being with Each Other" and his own collection called "Kitchen Hymns." ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: R K R Nair is a familiar figure at the University Library in Thiruvananthapuram. Known for spending ...

Rita Dove is one of the most celebrated poets of our time. As the youngest person to serve as Poet Laureate of the United States and the recipient of numerous accolades, including the Pulitzer Prize ...

George Oppen’s “From a Photograph” turns a wintry snapshot into a moving meditation on parenthood and the passage of time.

A MOTHER FINDS IT USEFUL sometimes to step outside her life so that she can look back in. To see her home and the things inside it more clearly without the barbed attachments of purpose or emotion; to ...

Thomas Merton expressed this vision in his poetry, novels, essays, devotionals, and autobiographical writings. We present to you this collection of poems honoring the Virgin Mary written by Thomas ...

Cigarettes, coffee, candy. According to legend, and to people who spent time with him, these were the things David Lynch would fuel up on, substances that kept him going and contributed to the mad ...

Our columnist approves. By Elisa Gabbert Elisa Gabbert’s collections of poetry and essays include, most recently, “Normal Distance” and “Any Person Is the Only Self.” Her On Poetry ...

A study in the journal Scientific Reports suggests readers like AI-generated poems more than those written by poets like Sylvia Plath and T.S. Eliot. Nonexpert readers of poems from William ...