The Harry Potter movies didn't include some of Hermione Granger's most hilarious quotes, which demonstrate that she is a ...

Starting today, we’ll have a week of games, videos and essays to help you along the way. First up: readings by Ina Garten, ...

Diane DeCillis, who has written two books of poetry published by the Wayne State University Press, now has a poem that is stored on the moon.

The sun is shining, the flowers are blooming and the afternoon breezes are doing their best to hold off the sure-to-come heat ...

This is an excerpt from a longer article, which is published online at Noel Quiñones ’15 is a Nuyorican poet, ...

Following a trip to Norway, Zeliff shared writing inspired by the trip to her Instagram account.

Gwendolyn Brooks grew up in a South Side house full of books and was a poet from an early age, eventually becoming the first ...

As a practitioner and student of poetry all my life, I’ve noticed that while there is a lot of poetry written well and with talented reach, at the same time, there is little current poetry that I’ve ...

At 84, the former US Poet Laureate isn’t quite sure how he feels about his decision to retire. But he’s thankful for the ...

Poems can evoke laughter, tears, and thoughtful reflection. Recent research has shown their therapeutic effects: how they can reduce stress, relieve grief, and increase well-being.

To celebrate National Poetry Month in April, we invited 5 Washington Post photographers to capture nature, and invited 5 ...

In “Girl on Girl,” Sophie Gilbert makes a searing case that trends from the 1990s and 2000s, online and off, damaged young ...