Snippets of poetry have provided writer Irene Latham enough wisdom to fill a book. She shares several in this week's column.

The thing about animals, and all things that we love and lose, is that we cannot replace them in our hearts once they’re gone ...

Melissa Ferrer Civil found community, and a path toward better mental health, through poetry. Now, she’s spreading the good ...

The artist’s sprawling survey at the Guggenheim reveals an intellect unfolding and a life under way.

Hundreds of millions of poetic words have been written throughout history. Navigate your way into this beautiful art form ...

Can ‘Love and Deepspace,’ a Chinese romance game with five love interests and a convoluted plot about reincarnation, replace an actual dating life? It did for me—and lots of other women.

Megan Grumbling is a poet and writer who lives in Portland. DEEP WATER: Maine Poems is produced in collaboration with the ...

In “Deep Breath,” by the Hungarian novelist Rita Halász, a woman flees her abusive husband in order to slowly regain her ...