Of all the greatest poets that have ever written, which is the least known to American readers? I would join many others who point to Tu Fu (a.k.a. Du Fu). He wrote 16 centuries ago during the Tang ...

A poem of praise for the famous sultan Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub (Saladin) has been misdated, a new paper argues, and ...

Maya Angelou’s legacy goes beyond the body of work she shared with the world during her lifetime. Her legacy as one of the greatest writers of all time also embodies the ability she had to hold on to ...

What a pleasure to see Edwin Markham high-lighted on the front page of the LIVING section in the morning OREGONIAN. I urge everyone to get a book containing his most famous poem "The Man With the Hoe" ...

Martin Dyar, a poet from Swinford in County Mayo in West Ireland, read his latest poetic volume, “The Meek,” on Sep. 10, in ...

David Gate has a popular following online, but his best poems suggest he’s not entirely comfortable as an influencer. By Jeff Gordinier Jeff Gordinier recently won the James Beard Foundation’s M.F.K.