Arts Jul 15 Andrea Gibson, poetic explorer of life, death and identity, dies at 49 By Hannah Schoenbaum, Hillel Italie, Associated Press
Arts May 28 Watch 5:25 Māori poet Tayi Tibble draws on guidance of Polynesian ancestors in ‘Rangikura’ There’s a new, original voice in the world of poetry. Indigenous New Zealander Tayi Tibble’s poems about what it means to be a young Māori woman have resonated with audiences far beyond her home in the Pacific. Jeffrey Brown met… By Jeffrey Brown, Maea Lenei Buhre
World Dec 22 Watch 7:46 Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha on all he’s lost in Gaza and hopes for his homeland Award-winning Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha has lost his home, friends and family in the last two months. He was also detained by Israeli forces in Gaza and released only after international outrage. He's now out of Gaza and in… By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi
Arts Oct 21 How Louise Glück’s quietly devastating poetic voice speaks to us from beyond the grave A celebrated poet and Nobel laureate, Louise Glück's lyric voice still reverberates after her death, in part because of how consistently she turned her attention to questions of mortality. By Amy Cannon, The Conversation
Arts Sep 30 Watch 3:27 A Brief But Spectacular take on poetry as ritual Mahogany Browne is a poet, writer, organizer and educator. Recently, she became the first-ever poet-in-residence at the Lincoln Center in New York City. She shares her Brief But Spectacular take on poetry as ritual. By Moe Sattar, Katie Hodgman
Oct 29 Gerald Stern, prize-winning American poet, dies at 97 By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Gerald Stern, one of the country’s most loved and respected poets who wrote with spirited melancholy and earthly humor about his childhood, Judaism, mortality and the wonders of the contemplative life, has died. He was 97. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 7:48 Afghan poets find inspiration in exile, using art to channel their pain By Ali Rogin Poetry has a special place in the heart of Afghans. It has played a prominent role from the country's ancient history to its present day. But when the Taliban took over, many of Afghanistan’s most popular poets had to flee. Continue watching
May 08 New anthology collects dozens of poems about pandemic By Hillel Italie, Associated Press More than 80 poems are included in an anthology, “Together In a Sudden Strangeness,” coming in e-book and audio formats in June. Continue reading
Jul 11 How young writers are leading a poetry comeback By Jennifer Hijazi Twenty-eight million American adults read poetry this year -- the highest percentage of poetry readership in more than 15 years. Continue reading
Jan 01 This New Year’s poem honors ‘the wrong roads we’ve taken’ By Jennifer Hijazi Jimmy Santiago Baca wrote the collection, “Winter Poems Along the Rio Grande” in 2004 after living on the banks of that river. Every morning, he ran through snow, rain and mud in a ritual that he called a spiritual experience. Continue reading