When I told my parents that I was going to study poetry in college, they didn't flinch. It wasn't a curve ball. They weren't keeping their fingers crossed that I'd go to medical school. Their dreams ...

I put a few queries to Sophie Cabot Black, author of this week’s poem “Somewhere in New Jersey is the Center.” I’m fascinated by the way you manage to invoke the infamous Jersey turnpike with ...

_Michael McClure began his career as a Beat poet in the midst of the San Francisco renaissance. In 1955, he took part in the legendary Six Gallery reading, along with Allen Ginsberg, Gary Snyder, ...

In the early 20th century, the composer Charles Ives produced a piece of program music titled “The Unanswered Question,” in which a plaintive, solo trumpet repeatedly poses “the perennial question of ...

On a recent Friday afternoon, I joined Joe Hoover, S.J., our poetry editor, and James Davis May, the winner of last year’s contest, in a spirited debate to choose the winning poem for the 2025 Foley ...

CBSE Class 10 English Exam 2022: Poetry is an important section of English literature. A significant number of questions from poetry chapters are asked in the class 10 English exam. Therefore, ...