Letter to George and Thomas Keats (December 22, 1817) They will explain themselves — as all poems should do without any comment. Letter to George Keats (1818) Works of genius are the first things in ...

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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 ...

For my part, I’ve inherited these heroic, epic ‘herstories,’ and through frontline resistance I’ve carried these stories, told through poetry and legal briefs, to world courts. This poem gives a ...

In this unprecedented time, as more people turn to poetry, it is only with the support of individual contributors like you that the Academy of American Poets is able to produce free and far-reaching ...

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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 ...