I have taken liberties to somewhat adapt the title of the prophetic poem, Come Thunder, written by Christopher Okigbo, one of Nigeria’s most talented first generation poets, as title of this piece.

Martin Espada’s new poetry collection, “The Jailbreak of Sparrows,” captures people, politics, and scenes and moments from Puerto Rico. Espada, a University of Massachusetts professor and acclaimed ...

We were eating turkey sandwiches at his kitchen table one afternoon earlier this year when Hiaasen told me about Rocky I and ...

Mentions of the critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoise in ancient Chinese poetry have revealed missing information ...

Author Joseph Bruchac shares a poem about a bumblebee and how taking the time to listen to the natural world led him to it.

Lim said she hears music when she writes. So it makes sense that often her readings are accompanied by live jazz, a nod to ...

Starting today, we’ll have a week of games, videos and essays to help you along the way. First up: readings by Ina Garten, ...

You can take a poem with you anywhere, but knowing its origins can help make it yours. Practice by playing our poetry emoji ...

Diane DeCillis, who has written two books of poetry published by the Wayne State University Press, now has a poem that is stored on the moon.

In writer and poet Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay’s 2010 poem “Misfit,” the speaker of the poem ... Of course, there are ...

Greek poet Konstantinos Kavafis brought an international aura to modern Greek poetry, by being a master at saying a lot with ...