something that sees faster than the speed of light, acts before the instant. time is just a memory of slow recognitions step ...

Cornelius Eady, a National Book Award finalist, shared an excerpt from “Proof,” an original poem he has written for Zohran ...

To write about Robert Hass is to face describing an abundantly rich life. Besides being a once-syndicated columnist who provided a weekly dose of excellent poetry by others (with accessible commentary ...

In her third book of poems, Noelle Kocot writes that “irony is the most wounded bird of all” and almost entirely declines its sour consolations, suggesting that ironic detachment, contemporary ...

In 1876 an American Civil War veteran named Eli Lilly founded a pharmaceutical company. He did pretty well for himself: you can thank Eli Lilly & Co. for, among other things, methadone, Cialis and ...

When he’s not editing BuzzFeed’s LGBT vertical by day, Saeed Jones is also a poet. His debut collection, Prelude to Bruise, hit shelves earlier this month, and though listing its topics hardly does ...

It's easy to forget that when New York's World Trade Center opened in 1971, it was one of the brand-new marvels of the world. Host Scott Simon speaks with Peter Balakian about Ziggurat, a new book of ...

A framed poster of a stamp depicting Langston Hughes, who wrote some of the best poems in American history. Poetry provides the perfect way to indulge in the escapism of reading without the commitment ...

Some books do not need to shout to be heard. They speak quietly and clearly, with a kind of wisdom that lingers. Bone Flute: A Woman Speaks is one of those rare collections that opens a space for ...