A Christmas poem by Sir John Redwood. Will Santa come tonight? Will Santa come? Will Santa come tonight? He might. He might. If you are good, he might. Can I stay up and see? No. He will not come for ...

The story behind Longfellow’s “poem turned carol” is one born of his own sorrows. In 1861, Longfellow’s wife, Fannie ...

In this week’s poem, John Paul Caponigro’s “Looking at My Landscape,” the speaker describes the experience of standing at a window and seeing the land through his own reflection. I love this poem’s ...

Henry Grey turned to his uncle with a request in Outlander season 7, episode 11. He wanted John to write to Hal to get ...

Nikki Giovanni, an iconic poet and influential voice in the Black arts movement, passed away on December 9 at 81 after battling cancer for the third time. Known for her groundbreaking 1968 ...

John Lambert. Archive Photos / Getty This was never really on the cards, with Henry keen to show the world that he was no friend to "heretics", as had been claimed following his break away from ...

After poems that zippily refract the voices of other artists, from Wilfred Owen to Jorge Luis Borges to John Ashbery, Duhig defines not only the function of poetry, but also of buses: The point of ...

Elton John says he still cannot see, months after suffering a severe eye infection. Speaking on stage at a gala performance of the “The Devil Wears Prada” musical in London on Sunday ...

In this special broadcast, we begin with an extended interview with Palestinian poet and author Mosab Abu Toha about the situation in Gaza and his new book of poetry titled Forest of Noise.

Ghayath Almadhoun had a poetry event in Berlin canceled simply because he’s Palestinian. At least 200 more artists have been silenced over Palestine in Germany since. Ad Policy This piece is ...

There is no Dutch tradition as cherished as the Sinterklaas poem (well, except perhaps Zwarte Piet). But, what is this mysterious sinterklaasgedicht — and how do you write one? If it’s your first ...