In 1876 an American Civil War veteran named Eli Lilly founded a pharmaceutical company. He did pretty well for himself: you can thank Eli Lilly & Co. for, among other things, methadone, Cialis and ...

For 23 years, A.O. Scott was a film critic for the New York Times. For the past five months, he has been the nation’s most prominent poetry critic, writing a monthly column that uses the Times’ ...

Last year, brothers Brendan and Andy Stermer had a vision to get people from all walks of life interested in poetry through a podcast. Now, the brothers have officially launched “Interesting People ...

In our fraught modern world, poets are rarely celebrities. But celebrities sometimes get their poems published. Certain people (disgruntled scribblers) may scoff at this. What do Megan Fox, James ...

A conversation with the anonymous creator of the popular account about their new collection of poems. Since 2015, @poetryisnotaluxury has become one of the most visible and widely followed sources of ...

It’s National Poetry Month this April. Is it worth celebrating? After all, poetry doesn’t seem to be doing much to alleviate the tension in our communities. Ask some of the middle schoolers I’ve ...

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.” — William Shakespeare, 'Romeo and Juliet' Ask most people for a list of the most illustrious poets of all time, ...

“Poetry is plucking at the heartstrings, and making music with them,” Dennis Gabor once said. It’s a brilliant mental health tool because reading and writing poetry can enhance people’s lives in many ...

In the opulent Grand Hotel or at a humble clearing in the woods, a culture of poetry still thrives on Mackinac Island. Learn more about Jim Lenfestey, the poet in residence on Mackinac Island and the ...

AUBURN | Dozens gathered at the Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center Friday for a demonstration of wordsmithery and poetic collaboration. The seventh annual Spring Poetry Reading, supported by the Auburn ...

MANKATO — Richard Meyer has never been a prolific writer, describing himself instead as sporadic. “I can’t force myself to sit down and force a poem to come,” said the Mankato author. “I have to begin ...