In a supposedly sex-saturated culture, why is the writing about sex often so bad? Two up-and-coming books’ poetic take on sex alleviates this problem, producing highly stimulating results. First, ...

"Desire is the emotion that sets us apart from the rest of the animal kingdom. We are ruled by it, yet, ironically, it's that irrational appetite for anything from an ice cream to an empire to a ...

Natasha Rao gets to know herself by examining how she clings to her past in her debut poetry collection Latitude. How we perceive ourselves changes as we grow. And for poet Natasha Rao, self-awareness ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. More than 50 years after her death, it’s difficult to untie Sylvia Plath ...

If you've ever questioned society's obsession with skinny, then this spoken word poem is not to be missed. Through clever rhymes, this poem brings out the juxtaposition between what so many women ...

Poet Kim Dower, author of "What She Wants: Poems on Obsession, Desire, Despair, Euphoria”, joined us to share her latest poetry collection. Join Kim at the following book event: ...

In her new collection of poetry “The Alcestis Machine” (Acre), Carolyn Oliver tracks paths between the here we know and the gaping strange elsewhere — not just other places but other times, other ...

"Desire is the emotion that sets us apart from the rest of the animal kingdom. We are ruled by it, yet, ironically, it's that irrational appetite for anything from an ice cream to an empire to a ...

The pyramid syllabic pattern poem starts with one syllable word on the top line; it adds a two syllabic word or phrase on second line, and then three syllabic word or phrase in the third line and ...

If you don't fancy the card selection at your local store, writing a poem can be a more personal way to reach out and connect. Indeed, to paraphrase John Donne, "more than kisses, [poems] mingle souls ...