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Nathalie Handal

Poet Nathalie Handal reads some of her poems.

Poem of the Week: 'Where'

Taha Muhammad Ali has published several collections of poetry and is also writes short stories. He has published two collections in English, and a new biography of Taha Muhammad Ali written by Adina Hoffman has just come out.

Well-traveled Poet Nathalie Handal Finds Consistency in Words

Poet, playwright and editor Nathalie Handal has lived in the United States, Latin America, the Caribbean and the Arab world. She talks with Jeffery Brown about how she has ensconced her memory and transient experiences in poetry.

Weekly Poem: 'Since Nine--'

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Constantine Cavafy, the greatest Greek poet since antiquity, never published a complete book of his poems during his lifetime. But last week, we got a new look at his work in two volumes.

Conversation: Daniel Mendelsohn Discusses Two New Collections of Poet C.P. Cavafy

Constantine Cavafy, the greatest Greek poet since antiquity, never published a complete book of his poems during his lifetime. Instead, he would print them himself as pamphlets or broadsheets and distribute them to a small group of friends.

Weekly Poem: 'Weebles wobble but they don't fall down'

Bob Hicok is the author of five collections of poems, including "This Clumsy Living" (2007), which won the 2008 Bobbitt Prize from the Library of Congress.

Poems Spring Up Everywhere

On this first day of April when you're playing practical jokes on your friends or family, do it poetically. Even better, celebrate the beginning of National Poetry Month instead.

Weekly Poem: 'Evening Walk'

Charles Simic was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, in 1938 and moved to the United States in 1954. He was Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 2007-2008.

Kay Ryan Reads 'The Other Shoe' and 'Salvage'

Kay Ryan was named 16th Poet Laureate in July 2008. She was born in California in 1945 and grew up in the small towns of the San Joaquin Valley and the Mojave Desert. Her work has been selected four times…

Kay Ryan

Poet Kay Ryan reads some of her poems.