As the Canadian writer Arthur Stringer observes in the foreword to his 1914 poetry volume Open Water, the poet who is committed to the immuring traditions of poetic ancestry “dons mail to face Mausers ...

These superb lyrics from modern country hits will prove the be some of the most poetic of this era of the genre.

Our poetry editor recommends collections that revel in nature, family life, hard work and language. By Gregory Cowles If we’re being honest here, a true starter pack of modern American poetry would ...

Many a critic, determined to speak with clarity and certitude upon the dauntingly ambiguous subject of modern poetry in English—or upon modernism in general, for that matter—has found himself invoking ...

As a writer myself, I’m convinced we all have the potential to become poets. Poetry doesn’t ask us for talent, experience, skill…No, it just asks that we’re brave enough to share our souls with ...

Micheal O’Siadhail’s Desire and Angela Alaimo O’Donnell’s Dear Dante are collections designed and erected meticulously in an ancient style that an avid reader is unlikely to see in much contemporary ...

Welsh poetry has a long and honorable pedigree, providing some of the key foundational texts of Medieval English literature (such as the Mabinogion, sourcebook for the Arthurian legends) and, ...