Maya Angelou, considered one of the best poets in history, signs copies of "Maya Angelou: Letter to My Daughter" at Barnes & Noble in Union Square on October 30, 2008 in New York City. Poetry is a ...

Poetry books have become one of the least checked out collections in a library; often being left behind until there is an academic assignment or a quote is needed. However, when it comes to poetry, it ...

Emily Igwike, a senior at the University School of Milwaukee, was selected as the youth poet laureate by Woodland Pattern Book Center’s competitive program last year. Milwaukee’s first-ever youth poet ...

If you think poetry isn't for you, this might be the right time to give it a second chance. Every April in the United States, National Poetry Month invites you to experience and celebrate an art form ...

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.” — William Shakespeare, 'Romeo and Juliet' Ask most people for a list of the most illustrious poets of all time, ...