Poetry

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (581+ words) There are many novels about slavery in the 19th century. Foremost among them are “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” by Harriet Beecher Stowe. The writer’s historic Hartford home became the Stowe Center for Literary Activism, which every year bestows the Stowe Prize for…...

37+ min ago   (261+ words) Ian McMillan's poets show how the tiniest poem can help us brave the fiercest elements - from a haiku that's inspired generation after generation - with its careful noticing of the splosh of a frog into a pond, to a thin poem…...

1+ day, 10+ min ago   (1066+ words) Por Billy Stockwell, CNN Cuando Earl Charles Spencer pronunció su emotivo discurso fúnebre por la fallecida princesa Diana, prometió proteger a sus hijos, a quienes se refirió como su “familia de sangre”, de la angustia que regularmente llevaba a su…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (169+ words) Today, the National Book Foundation announced the longlist for the 2026 National Book Award for Fiction. These ten titles were selected from a pool of 451 books submitted for consideration by their publishers. This year’s judges for Fiction are Matt Bell, Caro…...

21+ hour, 43+ min ago   (100+ words) Continue reading on Medium » My dearest, my mind grows weary of its own constant noise. Your voice still echoes softly in my ears, and your face is permanently painted upon the dark canvas of my eyes.I long for a…...

22+ hour, 2+ min ago   (29+ words) For the mystic junkies & astral pirates uploading Their own layered, architectural & drugged thoughts Into a local convenience store’s …...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (313+ words) The poet Mary Oliver was in a relationship with photographer Molly Malone Cook for decades. Their love story started with a chance meeting in New York City. Mary Oliver & Molly Malone Cook: Their Real-Life Love Story And even if it…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (36+ words) To be honest, I’m just an accidental poet So, pheww….here we are! It’ll be a quick one! I just checked the number of poems in my poetry collection …...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (308+ words) She leaves a ring of coffee on the table,a small brown moon she forgets by noon. I know her before I see her.The floor gives under her in the hall.The tap she never quite shuts off.The…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (422+ words) He gets through all eight verses. He gets the hard bit right, the turn in the seventh verse where the poet stops talking to the mouse and starts talking to everyone:...