Perhaps Angelou’s most iconic poem, “Still I Rise” is a triumphant celebration of the indomitable human spirit. Written as a declaration ... but to anyone who has ever felt marginalized ...

Poetry always remembers that it was an oral art before it was a written art. It remembers that it was first song." To that end, and to celebrate National Poetry Day, here are 10 great poems read ...

Elisa Gabbert’s collections of poetry and essays include, most recently, “Normal Distance” and “Any Person Is the Only Self.” Her On Poetry columns appear four times a year.