Here in April, celebrated annually as National Poetry Month, I’ve been wondering: Is there a truly great poem about the Mississippi River? The question first came to mind last December when a copy of ...

The Irish poet’s work was rooted in a close feeling for the local—but reached out to embrace a world of readers.

Jane Hirshfield, the award-winning poet, translator and essayist, has lofty ideas about poetry’s role in human lives, which she sets out in her new book about poetry, “Ten Windows: How Great Poems ...

I recently taught a short six-class course for Homeschool Connections on “Poems Every Catholic Should Know.” The text for the course was my book of the same title, which is an anthology of Christian ...

Seamus Heaney died this morning, but his poems continue to be very much alive — and in them, he is first and foremost a poet whose poems you feel in your mouth. Pronouncing the words as he describes a ...

“Luminous Great Mass” is from_ Peter O’Leary’s collection, “Watchfulness” (Spuyten Duyvil, 2001). His most recent book of poetry is “Depth Theology” (Georgia, 2006). His critical study, “Gnostic ...

University of Melbourne provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation AU. In our series Art for Trying Times, authors nominate a work they turn to for solace or perspective during this ...

Crafting an original poem or personal letter is the perfect way to 'seduce' a special someone on Valentine's Day. A few tips from published poets might help you create a thoughtful gift that means ...