To publish one acclaimed book in any given year is a rare accomplishment. But to publish two — one poetry, one prose — within a few months of each other is utterly remarkable. Yet that was the year ...

Observer: As I turned the pages of POOL, I didn’t quite “know” that I was watching a poem being written iteration by iteration. Having not read a synopsis, I didn’t know what I was reading, except ...

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As the son of two Holocaust survivors, I have tried to give voice to the dead in my poems, to comfort ghosts, and to provide a memorial to the millions who have none. (JTA) — Not long after the ...

Ever thought about writing a poem? Why not take the leap? In a new series, award-winning poet Jessica Traynor shares insights to help you find your voice. It's a grey Monday morning and last week’s ...

Marina Blitshteyn is the author of the new poetry chapbook “Russian for Lovers.” In her earlier post, she wrote about the origin of Russian for Lovers. Her blog posts are being featured this week on ...

Matthew McConaughey has recently revealed the real reason behind writing his poetry book, Poetry & Poems. The Interstellar actor recalled winning first poetry contest in his seventh grade but the ...

Not long after the gruesome reality of the Holocaust had burst onto the world’s consciousness, the philosopher and social theorist Theodor Adorno famously observed in 1949 that writing poetry after ...