This week’s poem, by Kate Faragher Houghton, nimbly classifies several varieties of “no.” I love this poem’s distilled but vivid voice as it embodies the progression of “no”s, and I ...

Let's Take a Deep Dive Into Justin Bieber's Insta Love Poem, Shall We? By R. Eric Thomas Published: Apr 08, ... then corrected and reposted a deeply heartfelt love poem dedicated to his wife.

Megan Grumbling is a poet and writer who lives in Portland. Deep Water: Maine Poems is produced in collaboration with the ...

Rumi’s poetry offers a deep sense of love while weaving in themes of self-awareness and self-acceptance, which are essential to personal transformation.

Tess Gallagher’s 11th collection, “Is, Is Not” (Graywolf) explores the circular connections between past and present and her deep ties to the Northwest — of the United States and of Ireland.

Let’s talk about love. That’s what the people in this poem seem to be doing. The author and her friend, a scholar, are debating the crushworthiness of a certain “Romantic Poet.” ...

Oliver offered a seriousness not tied to a religious orthodoxy, a way to find the numinous through poetry and the outdoors, to avoid dwelling on crowds, modernity, the economy, and their loud demands.

‘A Poem for Deep Thinkers’ Is Rashid Johnson at His Most Vulnerable: Over 90 works spanning Johnson’s three-decade career.