Arthur Sze is the new U.S. Poet Laureate.

Arthur Sze is the new U.S. Poet Laureate.

By James Folta | September 15, 2025

“<i>BOY</i> COMING OUT <i>GAY</i> GOING FAR TO <i>LADY</i> WAY TO <i>QUEER</i>,” a Poem by Rickey Laurentiis

“BOY COMING OUT GAY GOING FAR TO LADY WAY TO QUEER,” a Poem by Rickey Laurentiis

From the Collection “Death of the First Idea”

By Rickey Laurentiis | September 15, 2025

Pain as Progress: On Bodybuilding, Poetry and Transformation

Pain as Progress: On Bodybuilding, Poetry and Transformation

“Rupture is a prerequisite for reparation. Hurting couldn’t be avoided. Hurting was the point.”

By Isabella DeSendi | September 15, 2025

Natalie Diaz: Seeing is Feeling in Mary Oliver’s Poetry

Natalie Diaz: Seeing is Feeling in Mary Oliver’s Poetry

On the Connection Between the Land and the Body in Oliver’s Work

By Natalie Diaz | September 11, 2025

How Adam Zagajewski “Accidentally“ Wrote the Definitive 9/11 Poem

How Adam Zagajewski “Accidentally“ Wrote the Definitive 9/11 Poem

Elaine L. Wang on “Try to Praise the Mutilated World”

By Elaine L. Wang | September 11, 2025

Here’s the longlist for the 2025 National Book Award for Poetry.

Here’s the longlist for the 2025 National Book Award for Poetry.

By Literary Hub | September 10, 2025

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“Night Terrors,” a Poem by Sharon Olds

By Sharon Olds | September 10, 2025

An Excerpt From “All Souls,” by Kevin Young

By Kevin Young | September 8, 2025

On Not Writing, and Letting Wildness Be Your Guide

By Leila Chatti | September 5, 2025

The Necessity of Return: On Years of Ritual Killings in Nigeria

The Necessity of Return: On Years of Ritual Killings in Nigeria

Adedayo Agarau Describes the Trauma of Returning to the Street He Grew Up On

By Adedayo Agarau | September 3, 2025

“Toni Morrison,” a Prose Poem by Nikki Giovanni

“Toni Morrison,” a Prose Poem by Nikki Giovanni

From the Collection “The New Book”

By Nikki Giovanni | September 3, 2025

Mystics, Martyrs, Bats, Blood Sonnets: Seven Poetry Collections to Read in September

Mystics, Martyrs, Bats, Blood Sonnets: Seven Poetry Collections to Read in September

Rebecca Morgan Frank Recommends Susan Howe, Gary Jackson, I.S. Jones, and More

By Rebecca Morgan Frank | September 2, 2025

To Write Poetry After Gaza is a Necessity

To Write Poetry After Gaza is a Necessity

Huda Fakhreddine on Paul Celan and How Gaza Translates the World

By Huda Fakhreddine | August 28, 2025

Poet Sasha Debevec-McKenney on Writing Rituals, Maximalism, and How to Surprise an Audience

Poet Sasha Debevec-McKenney on Writing Rituals, Maximalism, and How to Surprise an Audience

Peter Mishler Talks to the Author of “Joy Is My Middle Name”

By Peter Mishler | August 27, 2025

“Intercom,” a Prose Poem by Richard Siken

“Intercom,” a Prose Poem by Richard Siken

From the Collection “I Do Know Some Things”

By Richard Siken | August 26, 2025

Richard Siken on the Most Fundamental Poetic Device There Is

Richard Siken on the Most Fundamental Poetic Device There Is

The Author of “I Do Know Some Things” in Conversation with Poets.org

By Literary Hub | August 25, 2025

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