A framed poster of a stamp depicting Langston Hughes, who wrote some of the best poems in American history. Poetry provides the perfect way to indulge in the escapism of reading without the commitment ...

I remember the first time I picked up Shel Silverstein’s Where the Sidewalk Ends in my elementary school library. It was filled with delightfully clever and funny rhymes, and the words danced off my ...

At a loss for words? Poetry expresses the feelings we struggle to convey. Open any poetry book for proof: You’ll find love poems for romantic moments, silly rhymes for kids and limericks for when you ...

Simon Armitage has translated a number of medieval poems into modern English, including “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,” “The Death of King Arthur” (an anonymous work, not Malory’s long prose ...

April is National Poetry Month, so it seemed the perfect time to read poetry, which is not my usual genre. “The Lost Spells” by Robert Macfarlane seemed a good place to start with its small size and ...

For our Ultimate L.A. Bookshelf, we asked writers with deep ties to the city to name their favorite Los Angeles books across eight categories or genres. Based on 95 responses, here are the 14 most ...

The title poem is a salvo to those with “once-taut skin” who are now armed with “fierce wisdom”; Clarke’s changelings are ...

This year, my favorite poetry books are not all books of poetry: there were too many books about poets, books of prose by poets, and other marginal cases I wanted to include. “Prodigal: New and ...

Poems of Basingstoke, written by history enthusiast Liam Harding, explores the Hampshire town’s past through verse. The book, ...

Renowned Chicano author Rudolfo Anaya is primarily known as a novelist. His works like 'Bless Me Ultima,' 'Tortuga,' 'Albuquerque' and 'Heart of Aztlan' are classics that have established him as the ...