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The poem, titled “Hungover From Burgundy,” describes two partners meeting atop a hotel before having “formless and ...

For years, poetry was said to be fading into the background — confined to slim volumes on dusty shelves or to academic circles far removed from everyday life. Yet across Europe, and increasingly in ...

Spurning the free verse of many of his contemporaries, he held to an older tradition. He also wrote spirited poems for children.

As I have every year since 2014, in 2025 I set aside a couple of months to peruse the year’s books of poetry — at least those books I had on hand. In the past, I’ve titled my annual roundup — one ...

The complete works, including previously unpublished poems and expert notes, are brought together in one volume for the first time Baudelaire introduced ordinary objects into poetry – likening the sky ...

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Poetry is more than an art form. It is a lineage of healing. Our communities have long used rhythm, story, and verse to transform pain into wisdom. In every language and every tradition, we have ...