Leontia Flynn is one of the best poets of her generation, despite being less widely known than many of the generation she ...

From daring contemporary collections to the long-awaited definitive edition from one of the major poets of the 20th century, this is our pick of the best poetry books of the year. Whether you’re a ...

American poet Emily Dickinson. A mystical recluse, she lived all her life in Amherst, Massachusetts. Emily Dickinson was a 19th-century American poet whose name has become synonymous with classic ...

From a new translation of Homer’s “Iliad” to the strange new world of AI verse, it’s been an epic year for the art of poetry. Only a god or an algorithm would presume to list the best poetry ...

WoMag editor Victor D. Infante had never heard of Worcester when he met the 1996 Worcester Poetry Slam Team in Oregon. Then ...

Slam poetry in Chicago is getting a shot in the arm from Frankie’s Tee, a media platform and talk show founded in 2024. Hosted by west-side natives Tanya “Tee” Smith and Frankie Fabre, Frankie’s Tee ...

For years George Guida has been hosting poetry readings in Dansville, quietly passing the mic to some of the best poets in ...