In Wichita, Kansas, Watermark Books & Cafe stands as a literary fortress where the simple act of browsing physical books feels like rediscovering a forgotten art form, like churning your own butter ...

Left Bank Books stands proud in its handsome brick building at the corner of Euclid and McPherson in St. Louis’ Central West End neighborhood, a literary lighthouse beckoning to book lovers from all ...

Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers,” by Adrienne Rich, is a blazing portrait of an artist and her work. Our critic A.O. Scott admires its ...

"Life's not about waiting for the storm to pass…. It's about learning to dance in the rain." –Vivian Greene 3. "The beauty of ...

On Jan. 20, 2021, two weeks after the horrific attack on our Capitol by some of our fellow Americans, President Joe Biden was ...

Explore the powerful poetry of former New America Fellows Sarah Kay and Clint Smith, reflecting on culture and the transformative power of words.

The poem reads, in part, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore.” ...

In the 1980s, as Brazil restored its democratic regime, Oscar Niemeyer returned from exile. Confronted with a country where the population had spread to the outskirts of cities, Niemeyer continued ...

He didn’t read book reviews—or so he claimed—and he didn’t write them, preferring instead to let his poems find their natural audience, which turned out to be a wide one. He mocked ...

Instead of defaulting to the notifications on my phone, poetry has inspired me to begin the day in a different way. By Charley Locke Most mornings, as soon as I wake up, I feel the pull of my phone.

Question: I live on the South Coast in Barton-on-Sea. From here we can see two lighthouses, one at The Needles on the Isle of Wight, the other next to Hurst Castle near Milford on Sea. Are there ...

At a loss for words? Poetry expresses the feelings we struggle to convey. Open any poetry book for proof: You’ll find love poems for romantic moments, silly rhymes for kids and limericks for ...