For recently published author Peter Hoffman, it all began with ferrets. As a child, he would linger in pet stores, watching the ferrets scramble around. He had even created his own comic strip ...

The Wall Street Journal examines the poem, "Only Child," by Billy Collins, from his new book, "The Rain in Portugal" (Random House, Oct. 4). Below the poem, Collins describes his inspiration for the ...

Each month, we publish an original poem, written in response to a work of contemporary art. This month, poet Tishani Doshi chose Drachmas (2018) by Ala Younis.

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George Oppen’s “From a Photograph” turns a wintry snapshot into a moving meditation on parenthood and the passage of time. Our critic A.O. Scott shows you what he loves about it. Isabella Cotier By ...

Maya Angelou’s legacy goes beyond the body of work she shared with the world during her lifetime. Her legacy as one of the greatest writers of all time also embodies the ability she had to hold on to ...

A framed poster of a stamp depicting Langston Hughes, who wrote some of the best poems in American history. Poetry provides the perfect way to indulge in the escapism of reading without the commitment ...

Here, for this season of school and football–and also of terror–is Rosanna Warren's poem, "Child's Room in Autumn:" The scene is about order, the maple tree a conflagration trapped in the rectangle of ...

A new anthology highlights the charms and drawbacks of very brief verse. By Elisa Gabbert I remember where I was when I first read two short poems. One, Margaret Atwood’s “You Fit Into Me” (“you fit ...

A poem purportedly written by a 9-year-old girl as part of a school assignment has stunned social media with its heady mix of horror and surrealist humor. The child's powerful work first came to light ...

The choreographer/philanthropist discusses the duality explored on her sibling’s classic LP. (AllHipHop Features) Throughout the history of Hip Hop, there are a ...