Maya Angelou’s legacy goes beyond the body of work she shared with the world during her lifetime. Her legacy as one of the greatest writers of all time also embodies the ability she had to hold on to ...

Megan Grumbling is a poet and writer who lives in Portland. Deep Water: Maine Poems is produced in collaboration with the Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance. “On the Way to Lubec” appeared in the ...

Most people need something to break up the monotony of a long work day, and is there anything more cathartic than reading a poem? Lately, I've gotten into the routine of reading poems during my lunch ...

This week’s poem, Mary Tracy’s “Legacy,” considers our afterlives in the long span of deep time and larger natural cycles. I ...

Over the river, and through the wood, To grandfather’s house we go; The horse knows the way To carry the sleigh Through the white and drifted snow. Over the river, and through the wood— Oh, how the ...

April is National Poetry Month, a time for readers and writers to come together to share their favorite verses. Bustle has put together your reading list for National Poetry Month 2020, filled with ...

The National Book Foundation announced on Thursday the winner of the 2018 Innovations in Reading Prize, its annual social-impact-through-literature award. Each year the foundation honors one ...

B rookline, M ass.—For years before the pandemic, our father, the poet David Ferry, accepted invitations to read in public on any pretext: an academic conference, a bookstore benefit, indoors, ...

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