In 1988, poet and editor David Lehman began his project "to see whether a single annual volume can accurately reflect the diversity of American poetry and honor excellence regardless of what form it ...

The first two great American poets were both women. Neither of them was named Emily Dickinson, who came later. And one of them was a black slave born in Africa. Intriguing? We look first at Anne ...

First published in 1970 and edited by Hayden Carruth, The Voice That Is Great Within Us: American Poetry of the Twentieth Century includes work by over 130 American poets. The anthology is organized ...

Passionate, astute, concentrated. The poems of Emily Dickinson (1830–86) have marked her out as one of the great American poets and she has been placed by the critic Harold Bloom as a key figure ...

Any anthology is a product of its editor’s decisions. In “ 100 Great Catholic Poems ” (Word on Fire, $34.95), editor Sally ...

Anyone, anywhere interested in the life, works and “particular genius” of Frost can enroll in the free course, "Robert Frost: ...

Who speaks of the great American poetry revival? Not Colorado College English Professor David Mason '78, author of two award-winning volumes of poetry. He once took a large cardboard box of ...

The Cambridge Companion to Twentieth Century American Poetry and Politics shows how American poets have addressed political phenomena since 1900. This book helps students, teachers, and general ...

Contemporary American poetry can often seem intimidating and daunting in its variety and complexity. This engaging and accessible book provides the first comprehensive introduction to the rich body of ...

"She's kind of known for her pop songs, but they actually go a lot deeper than that,” said Orla Keogh. “I think she can even be compared to some of (the) great poets.” ...