Leontia Flynn is one of the best poets of her generation, despite being less widely known than many of the generation she ...

A framed poster of a stamp depicting Langston Hughes, who wrote some of the best poems in American history. Poetry provides the perfect way to indulge in the escapism of reading without the commitment ...

For our Ultimate L.A. Bookshelf, we asked writers with deep ties to the city to name their favorite Los Angeles books across eight categories or genres. Based on 95 responses, here are the 14 most ...

Researchers in Dublin have uncovered the oldest surviving English poem in a Roman library. The poem, "Caedmon’s Hymn," was ...

The American writer, who won a Nobel Prize in 2020, wrote with cool clarity and often puckish wit. By Gregory Cowles Gregory Cowles is a senior editor at the Book Review, where he has also been the ...

A portrait of poet and novelist Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), known for his languid poses and typical costume, including a velvet robe and black silk stockings. Wilde was popular for his wit and satire of ...

Kidney's poetry collection Devotional Forensics is an adventure for the poetic imagination. Now in its fourth year, the award ...

What makes a Christmas poem? It could be a drift of snow or some evergreen trees, a box of candy canes or the baby Jesus. The best-known poem attending to the holiday is probably “A Visit from St.

A new anthology highlights the charms and drawbacks of very brief verse. By Elisa Gabbert I remember where I was when I first read two short poems. One, Margaret Atwood’s “You Fit Into Me” (“you fit ...

On the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, UC Santa Barbara assistant professor Mona Damluji wrote a poem to her daughters to explain why they cannot return to the places their ancestors ...

Researchers in Ireland marveled at their computer screen as they flipped through the digitized pages of a medieval book ...