Famous poets earn acclaim because their work is universal—they combine beautiful writing with deep thoughts, often incorporating imagery, symbolism, metaphor and, of course, creative use of ...

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A Ukrainian soldier rips down the sign — revealing the original billboard — featuring an image of the 19th-century Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko and the text of one of his most-famous poems.

Stacker put together a list of 50 famous quotes and the writers who coined them using data gathered from Goodreads, newspapers, magazines, book and poetry foundations, and author websites.

One of the most famous poems ever written and arguably the most significant 20th-century work of poetry, “The Wasteland” is T.S. Eliot’s 1922 masterpiece.

Poetry was considered [to be] for everyone, and it was much more a part of people’s daily lives. It was reprinted in newspapers and recited at public events; children would memorize poems in school.

Jeffrey Brown reports on the Iowa Writers' Workshop, the nation's oldest and most prestigious postgraduate writing program for elite writers and poets. The workshop celebrates its 75th anniversary ...