If you’re like most people these days, if asked what the best poetry books are out there right now, or were asked for a ...

The contents page lists 20 poems, but the title-poem turns out to contain 20 sonnets all on its own – and some of the best I’ve read in quite some time. The book is filled with mirrors and ...

Nothing New,” which the American poet wrote in 1918, is published for the first time in The New Yorker’s Anniversary Issue.

By Karl Kirchwey Karl Kirchwey’s eighth book of poems, “Good Apothecary,” will be published this year. He teaches in the M.F.A. program in creative writing at Boston University, where he ...

Jan. 16, 2025 Here is some of the greatest, most practical advice I’ve heard on how to start reading poetry: “A poem is best read in the ... to the scale of a book. A book with lots of ...

Her second book In Real Life, described as “an English ... 2014 collection Lullabies won the Goodreads Choice Awards for Best Poetry. Alongside sharing poems from her latest collection, The ...

This new book of poetry is set to challenge and engage readers with its unique blend of thought-provoking and sophomoric themes. “Here I Sit is a chance to go back and rediscover all the excellent ...

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Our Poetry Book of the Month reviews include two invigorating ... once wrote that she did much of her best work in poetry. There Lives a Young Girl in Me Who Will Not Die, the first English ...

This new book of poetry is set to challenge and engage readers with its unique blend of thought-provoking and sophomoric themes. “Here I Sit is a chance to go back and rediscover all the ...