Its volume of bilingual poetry celebrating the A470 road, which zigzags through Wales, proved a surprise hit. Read moreUS prisons ban reading materials at alarming paceInspired by the success, an independent publisher... Read more »
Actors Channing Tatum and Pedro Pascal have written poems for a new anthology curated by Canadian musician and poet Mustafa that also includes contributions by the writers George Saunders, Max Porter and... Read more »
Vergissmeinnicht Read moreUS prisons ban reading materials at alarming paceThree weeks gone and the combatants gonereturning over the nightmare groundwe found the place again, and foundthe soldier sprawling in the sun. The... Read more »
Midden Witch by Fiona Benson (Jonathan Cape, £13)In her fourth collection Benson turns her fierce attention to the individuals hounded as witches. Her language is rich with “a broth of sweat” that... Read more »
On Iowa City’s Market Street stands a low-slung, trailer-like red building. This is Dave’s Fox Head Tavern, one of the sites where the official culture and the counterculture of this most literary... Read more »
Learn why poets across centuries chose the ode to elevate everyday moments into timeless celebrations of beauty and reflection. Read more »
Steeped in ancient tradition, elegies transform raw grief into timeless poetry, but their power to heal remains a beautiful mystery. Read more »
Spanning millennia of human expression, verse weaves rhythm and meaning into patterns that continue to captivate minds and hearts. Read more »
Nothing captures human emotion quite like poetry, where words dance between heartbeats and whispers become eternal echoes. Read more »