Gerd Stern, who has died at 96, formed a lifelong bond with Allen Ginsberg and Carl Solomon. Ten years ago, he wrote about ...

Or triumphant. The poem’s most poignant feature may be the soldier’s optimism, his faith in what comes after hell. He insists ...

Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Boyd will serve a two-year term as poet laureate. “We know that Dr. Boyd will continue to share her love of poetry with ...