The New York Times

Day 4: This poem is about staying up all night. Use it to greet the day.

A poem can lift the spirits and nourish the soul. This week, let’s all learn one together! Meet your poem Rhythm and rhyme Made in N.Y.C. Greet the day Keep your poem By A.O. Scott and Aliza ...
The Conversation

‘I remember, I remember’: what’s the point of learning poetry?

Debbie Pullinger receives funding the Leverhulme Trust. David Whitley receives funding from the Leverhulme Trust and the Arts & Humanities Research Council. He has also received funding from the ...
The New York Times

What Kind of Lover Are You? This Poem Might Have the Answer.

William Blake’s “The Clod & the Pebble” is a dialogue on tenderness and cruelty in three short stanzas. Read it with our critic A.O. Scott, and then play a game to memorize it. Isabella Cotier By A.O.
The Atlantic

Why (Some) People Hate Poetry

The most striking thing about contemporary poetry is that no one seems quite satisfied with it. Non-poets, who generally don’t read poetry, are only a little less enthusiastic than poets, who do.