He’s a perceptive reader, and he has a knack for writing about poems in ways that lend shape and even excitement to the act of reading and thinking about them. He’s also comfortable ignoring some of ...

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Stephanie Pacheco, a student at Borough of Manhattan Community College, wrote “Dear CUNY” to celebrate the value New York’s ...

Ever thought about writing a poem? Why not take the leap? In a new series, award-winning poet Jessica Traynor shares insights to help you find your voice.

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Jean Prokott—a decade-long Century High School English teacher, the city’s third Poet Laureate, a recent recipient of a $50K poetry grant—just wants to bring us together.

I realize the time that has passed, and I am a few thousand miles away from my mistakes, And a few light years from the person I used to be, And a little less annoyed.

When writing a poem, it’s important to ask yourself: who am I talking to ... we tend to think of it as writing that uses language to beautiful effect, and communicates complex emotions.

In "Late to the Search Party," Steven Espada Dawson's elegies grapple with addiction, loss, grief and belonging.

But all the while I am thinking that I am a much more stupid ... even if I never understand much poetry. Because it seems to me the ability to notice the beautiful in the ordinary is more important ...