Poet Yusef Komunyakaa is to receive an Anisfeld-Wolf Award for lifetime achievement. The 77-year-old poet is known for such collections as “Neon Vernacular” and for exploring race, music and his ...

At once haunted, sensual, explosive and intensely deliberate, this epic of intersectional identity is indispensable to contemporary poetry. The collection’s power is sourced both from the deep roots ...

Six short films, each celebrating a different contemporary poem and featuring performances and personal insights from the poets themselves. This clip will be relevant for teaching English ...

Shuntaro Tanikawa, one of the most celebrated Japanese modern poets who pushed the boundaries of the genre, died on Nov. 13. He was 92. While his poems have been translated into many foreign ...

our show is inspired by the “Modern Love” column, where it’s all about the personal essay. But today we’re talking about how poetry can also help us express our messiest feelings.