In a 1930 letter, Robert Frost stated his priorities as memorably — which, for Frost, meant as mischievously — as possible: ...

In a dimly lit cellar, clients of Barcelona's "poetry brothel" watched provocatively dressed performers strut their stuff and read their poems on stage. Sonia Barba, the director and "madame" of ...

Nevertheless, for this poem, and for the first time in his career, Frost got paid—$15, by the editor of a New York weekly ...

Rosie R's latest poem tells the story of a disabled boy's struggle to ask for help while living in an abusive household ...

Masha, the Half-wild Rescue Cat Who Rescued Me," Caleb Carr recounts his extraordinarily loving, therapeutic friendship with ...

The first errata for Dungeons and Dragons’ new Monster Manual ignored the perma-paralyzing Carrion Crawler, but this has ...

In her poem "The Mirror," Sylvia Plath portrays the complexity of the struggle of the imposter, the struggle to be oneself.

Our Poetry Book of the Month reviews include two invigorating releases by Diane Seuss and a dark, posthumous collection by Tove Ditlevsen Alongside Terrance Hayes, Diane Seuss has a strong case to ...

Charlie Hall is Polygon’s tabletop editor. In 12-plus years as a journalist & photographer, he has covered simulation, strategy, and spacefaring games, as well as public policy. Several elements ...

The D&D 2024 Monster Manual is the final piece of the 2024 Core Rulebooks – including the Dungeon Master's Guide and Player Handbook. With it not only can DMs craft intricate worlds and players create ...

Speaking in a D&D YouTube video on January 23, Crawford and his colleague F. Wesley Schneider explain that the upcoming Monster Manual features all manner of flavor quotes from fictional characters.