COLLECTED POEMS, 1943-2004 by Richard Wilbur Harcourt, 585 pp., $35 RICHARD WILBUR'S most-anthologized poem, "Love Calls Us to the Things of This World," begins: The eyes open to a cry of pulleys, And ...

I started writing poetry when I was eight years old and I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that doing so saved my life then and at many other times. Why did I start writing poetry? Frankly, I ...

April is National Poetry Month, a time to honor poetry in all forms and poets from all backgrounds. In honor of the celebration, Princeton Professor of Poetry Lynn Melnick offered reflections on the ...

Our poetry reviewer, Tess Taylor, received a stack of books over the course of this year to help encourage reading poetry. She began reading skeptically, but grew to love two of them: Why Poetry by ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. “Open Form in American Poetry: Essays” by Burton Hatlen; University of Maine ...

Eileen Myles is easy to spot. The lanky poet, backpack strapped on, walks the New York streets with the confidence of someone who’s lived in the city’s East Village since 1977 and has their favorite ...