From classics to modern masterpieces, these great poetry books—recommended by poets themselves—belong on your bookshelf. Skip to main content. A Trusted Friend in a Complicated World.

I’ve always relied on logic to make sense of myself and the world,” the Oscar winner said of the new book, out in September ...

Wichita poet Albert Goldbarth was included in a New Yorker anthology this year, but he doesn’t necessarily want to discuss it ...

Lucknow: "Each poem mirrors emotions we all share but seldom express and through these verses. I have tried to capture a spectrum of emotions, including bond with one's mother and warmth of family," ...

THE FAR FIELD by Theodore Roefhke. 95 pages. Doubleday. $3.50. “What I love is near at hand, / Always, in earth and air,” Theodore Roethke wrote in the title poem of this last collection. What ...

The Missing Prayer is a tell-tale rhythmic recital of the losses, the voids, the gaps and the simplest of the tiny things ...

A book of poems set in Old Orchard Beach moves from the specific to the transcendent 'Old Orchard's Palace' is poet Robert Gibbons closely observed second book about the town he lives in.

Detroit poet laureate jessica Care moore talks new children's book "Your Crown Shines," film tour, Juneteenth poetry event ...

A former Rockford resident says living in the city inspired him to write again after a 15-year hiatus. He took these ...