“Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful.” That quote from former Poet Laureate of the United States of America Rita Dove comes to mind when I read poetry written by bereaved ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. In honor of National Poetry Month, we asked readers to join us in ...

Occasionally my boss and I alert each other to poems that we've read recently and liked -- and can you IMAGINE how cool it is to have a boss who shares poem!?!? I have died and gone to heaven. But ...

These fifteen short poems pay tribute to women who inspire with their strength, tenderness, and unwavering love. Verses that ...

Tess Vigeland: We’ve been asking our listeners to send in their favorite poems about money, work, business, really anything about the economy. An e-mail from Elizabeth Dodge in Culver City, Calif., ...

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Lincoln University student Rashanna James-Frison launches "Books on the Ground Literacy Campaign" to share her healing ...