Elisa Gabbert’s collections of poetry and essays include, most recently, “Normal Distance” and “Any Person Is the Only Self.” Her On Poetry columns appear four times a year.

This week’s poem is a tribute to Eunice de Souza, a legend to generations of her students at St Xavier’s College, Mumbai, and ...

As we enter "cozy season," we're revisiting our conversation with Ada Limon, who just wrapped up her tenure as the U.S. Poet Laureate. She talks to us about loss and grief and evolving identity -- ...

Ezequiel Correa, 17, says he sees poetry as an essential political tool — one that he’s brought to bear in front of some of ...

PBS has stopped airing former Harvard English professor Elisa F. New’s show, “Poetry in America,” after emails released by ...

Arthur Sze, the national poet laureate appointed by the Library of Congress last month, visited Queens College, in Flushing, ...

Editor's Note: This review discusses suicide. How can poetry help us now, when practically every morning brings a fresh assault on knowledge, wisdom and safety? Amid the cruel political discourse ...

From daring contemporary collections to the long-awaited definitive edition from one of the major poets of the 20th century, ...