Is it just me, or is Poetry Month everywhere this year? Poet Mary Ruefle had something to say about this: Every April, since the establishment of National Poetry Month, I receive a call from my local ...
It’s been described as embarrassing, clichéd or “unhelpful singsong.” Many poets dislike it too, but it’s a style they’ve learned from each other. By Gregory Cowles Gregory Cowles is senior editor of ...
William Christie receives funding from the Australian Research Council for research into an entirely unrelated topic. If someone asked you how you felt and you said you had “a sense sublime of ...
On this week’s episode, A.O. Scott joins host Gilbert Cruz to talk about the value of close reading poetry. And the Book Review’s poetry editor Greg Cowles recommends four recently published ...
A poem a day keeps the mind at play. That's the beauty of picking up a poetry collection: There's no pressure to read the book cover-to-cover. Readers can take it slow, savoring the verse and emotion.