Maya Angelou’s poem was a retaliation against the oppression of black people in America. Over the past 40 years, it has come to be a piece that resonates with minority groups around the world ...

To capture their experiences, Save the Children invited children from countries around the world to write short poems about COVID-19, life under lockdown, and how the pandemic has changed their lives.

Whatever state or mood you’re in, poems about life are there to guide you, to ease you and to help you find meaning and make ...

Writer Matt Hoisch, who has spent nearly a year interviewing poets for a project, describes the public good that comes from ...

This anthology includes poets, astronomers, and scientists from the 12th century BCE to today, from all around the world. Sappho, Du Fu, Hafez, and Shakespeare are joined by Gwyneth Lewis's space ...

Leaving poetry around London isn’t going to change the world, or awaken someone to the feminist fight, but it might just make someone’s day. Life can be hard, and it’s little acts of joy ...