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 ...

By this time, Michael had already established his own personal, lyric style and was wary of writing about an obviously sectarian conflict. Nonetheless, in several poems he spoke out directly ...

Busà Photography / Getty Images Many people believe that being wealthy means having a nice house, a late-model car, and a summer cottage, but the kind of money possessed by the wealthiest 1% of ...

While performing their 2004 hit “American Idiot” at the Calabash South Africa festival in Johannesburg on Jan. 19, the rock band’s frontman, Billie Joe Armstrong, swapped the lyric “I’m not a part of ...

She enters the poem explicitly in the second stanza, as “I” becomes “we” and the bittersweet miracle of parenthood comes into focus. Parents create their children, and vice versa.

The poem is a tribute to the spirit of India, capturing the essence of its rich culture, diverse traditions, and the strength that comes from its unity. It celebrates the beauty of India's ...

The winner of the 2017 PEN Pinter Prize on how poets have responded to the horrors of civil war – and why the peace process is far from over. By Michael Longley Editor’s note: this piece was ...

Green Day have taken aim at Elon Musk - adjusting lyrics of their hit song American Idiot to slam the billionaire businessman. The American rock group are currently on the road with their The ...

In the introduction to Asantewaa Boykin, RN’s new book of poems, Love, Lyric, and Liberation (Nomadic Press), Cat ... like “Psalms of Brujas 4:1,” which starts: Every tax-deductible donation helps us ...