Letter’s Arts & Entertainment section presents our specially curated picks of poetry from various contributing writers, staff ...

One hundred years after it was banned for its depiction of hedonism, the rhythmic, jazz-soaked poetry of Joseph Moncure March continues to find new life.

The medieval poem “Pearl” was written by someone whose identity we do not know, and is set mostly within a dream. Neither of these facts is unusual in medieval poetry. Authorship is often unclear for ...

The famous words "'Twas the night before Christmas" shaped the holiday by popularizing stockings, reindeer, and even Santa Claus. But the classic poem also sparked a centuries-long controversy. Now, ...

Since the election, prominent musicians, artists, poets and other writers have spoken out in protest of the rhetoric and proposed policies of President-elect Donald Trump. On Sunday, thousands ...

Thousands of years ago, humankind figured out how to transform one of our greatest inventions into infinite beauty, and language gave way to poetry. From the prehistoric poems of the Nile ...

A form called the Golden Shovel honors the poet Gwendolyn Brooks, and you just need a newspaper to get started. By Leah Umansky Celebration and honor are two touchstones of the poetic tradition. With ...

If you’ve lost a pet, you have likely encountered “Rainbow Bridge”—a simple but poignant poem about animal heaven and the promise of reunion with furry loved ones. Copies of the poem are regularly ...

Narrative means story and a narrative poem tells a story. Lots of poems are mainly about thoughts and feelings and not about telling a story, so this is a key difference. Key features of narrative ...