Much of his work broached different topics, and this sonnet is one of those poems that are so acutely aware of what grief, sorrow and depression feel like that it is nearly impossible to ignore.

Poets.org: Welcome to the Guest Editor Q&A, hosted by the Academy of American Poets. I’m Mary Sutton, senior content editor at the Academy, and I’m here today with the Guest Editor for November, Laura ...

Listening to the Poem: Enlist two volunteers and listen as the poem is read aloud twice. Write down any additional words and phrases that stand out to you. You can listen to a reading of the poem. You ...

Depression, anxiety and drug use are heavy topics to base a show around. But the goal of a series of performances this past ...

Paul Engle noted that “poetry is ordinary language raised to the nth power.” As if by magic, poetry books capture feelings that are often elusive and put into words our deepest pain and ...

On Tuesday, Oct. 29, MARINA released her first-ever poetry book titled Eat the World via Penguin Random House. In the book, ...

After: Poetry Destroys Silence” is a documentary that argues that poets are as crucial to processing unthinkable tragedy as historians. The film’s look and sound are lyrical, providing an apt setting ...

Poetry is close to my heart. I would be lost without its very specific magic, its ability to spark wonder and shock and to open up fresh vistas on life in God. But as W. H. Auden famously says in his ...

The Reading and Writing Center hosted an event called Pies and Poetry on Oct. 23 to celebrate Sacramento’s first poetry week. Instructional assistant Stuart Canton said he coordinated the event ...

The Tortured Poets Department – File Name ... folk tale behind the black dog that’s a metaphor for melancholy and depression, ...

Together, the poetry, timeless and topical ... Frost knew grief and loss and depression. Four of his six children and his wife died before he did, two children before age four, one from cholera ...