Recently I had a curtain-opening experience after reading a poem that left me kind of excited. About breaking more rules with the English language.

Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino is a rare work that transcends traditional storytelling to become a philosophical exploration of imagination, memory and perception. For those seeking a work that ...

Here are five short game poems, all playable in a web browser, that explore themes of love, intimacy, longing and separation.

Love poems didn’t start as private confessions. For much of their history, they were closer to public performances—tools for politics, status, ...

Iris Murdoch, the formidable Irish and British novelist and philosopher, died in 1999. Since then, the Murdoch industry has ...

The June Jordan Experience provides breath and action to the still-living words of a generationally talented poet.

Books that convey nonfiction topics through poems and images help students learn to process information, a skill they can ...

From Seamus Heaney’s collected poems and Simon Armitage’s animal spirits, to prizewinners Karen Solie and Vidyan Ravinthiran Many of 2025’s most notable collections have been powered by a spirit of ...

Metaphor: ReFantazio. Courtesy of Atlus. Metaphor: ReFantazio celebrated its one-year anniversary over the weekend, and there were many announcements and activities, including the Metaphor: ReFantazio ...

What kinds of lessons do we learn from our favorite pieces of fiction? Are they simply a means for escapism and enjoyment, or can they also have a tangible impact on our lives? Having played nearly ...

It’s National Poetry Month this April. Is it worth celebrating? After all, poetry doesn’t seem to be doing much to alleviate the tension in our communities. Ask some of the middle schoolers I’ve ...