It’s one of the longer poems on our list—the above is simply the opening snippet; you can read the full 434-line poem in one of Eliot’s poetry collections—and a bleak exploration of modern ...

Named after the jazz song made famous by Johnny Mathis and later Nina Simone, the book features 35 poems that counterbalance love and fear, memory and the mirage of history, despair and the ...

One of her goals in writing, Thompson said, was to publish her first book before turning 20. She achieved that feat one year earlier, releasing her first poetry collection, “The Honey in the ...

The poem collection is a hodgepodge of Burgess' travel intersecting with Lewis and Clark's route, three-line, punny jokes, cartoon "dispatches" and more traditional verse poetry.

The 25 new poems in this collection are varied but include references to aging (“Stray Thoughts on Aging”) and the loss of friends, illness (“On the Body: A Zuihitus”), childhood memories ...

Many of Marilyn Nelson's most famous poetry collections are for children. Her latest work, How I Discovered Poetry, is a memoir about her own childhood, which was spent traveling around the ...

In 1773, Wheatley published Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, becoming the first published black woman poet. The book also made Wheatley famous and her success led to her eventual ...

Our poetry editor recommends collections that revel in nature, family life, hard work and language. By Gregory Cowles If we’re being honest here, a true starter pack of modern American poetry ...

The poetry world in and around Boston is one of the richest in the country — so many good writers, so much variety and depth. Here are a few of critic Lloyd Schwartz's favorites from the year.

George Orwell poetry collection cleared for sale – despite fears dubious quality could damage author's reputation. Dione Venables, the book’s editor and a founder of the Orwell Society, admits ...

Lawless’s favorite Millay poem is 1934’s “Conscientious Objector,” because it reflects her often-overlooked social activism. “It’s very political, and it never goes out of fashion,” he says. Millay’s ...