An editing error in the headline inverted the name of the organization Academy of American Poets. The headline has since been updated. Founded in 1934, the Academy of ...

In 1993, a poetry anthology appeared that seemed to speak directly to the spirit of the times and, in so doing, appeal to an audience far larger than what poetry in English could generally boast. More ...

"All poets are mad," wrote Robert Burton in his 1621 work, "The Anatomy of Melancholy." Indeed, poets throughout history have had a general reputation of depression, addiction, bipolar disorder, ...

While the term “Instapoetry” may be unfamiliar to most, I assure you it is more familiar than you think. You’ve likely seen books of it cluttering the shelves of Target, or — as the name suggests — ...