Here are the year’s most notable collections of verse as chosen by our poetry columnist. Credit...Karan Singh Supported by By Elisa Gabbert Elisa Gabbert’s collections of poetry and essays include, ...

'I Am Maria: My Poems and Reflections on Heartbreak, Healing, and Hope' will hit bookshelves on April 1, 2025 Denise Truscello/Getty; Penguin Random House Maria Shriver’s first foray into poetry is ...

Poetry can be a form of self-care. Poets such as Fariha Róisín, Yrsa Daley-Ward, and even Lana Del Rey have all touched on the healing power of the art form. Over the course of the pandemic, actress ...

From Seamus Heaney’s collected poems and Simon Armitage’s animal spirits, to prizewinners Karen Solie and Vidyan Ravinthiran Many of 2025’s most notable collections have been powered by a spirit of ...

Kristie Frederick Daugherty, a professor, compiled a book of poems inspired by Taylor Swift's songs. The book, "Invisible Strings: 113 Poets Respond to the Songs of Taylor Swift," features works by ...

A poem a day keeps the mind at play. That's the beauty of picking up a poetry collection: There's no pressure to read the book cover-to-cover. Readers can take it slow, savoring the verse and emotion.

45 Poems About Nature That Reveal the Beauty of Our World As a poet myself now, that fascination with the written word remains, although it has evolved from limericks to sonnets and free-verse love ...

Keith Waldrop won the 2009 National Book Award for “Transcendental Studies,” a trilogy of collage poems. He has published more than a dozen works each of poetry and translations. Recent books include ...