The president's poet woke up a superstar on Thursday, after a powerful reading at the U.S. inauguration catapulted 22-year-old Amanda Gorman to the top of Amazon's best-seller list.

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Looks like actress Amanda Bynes has a new man in her life, as she’s recently been flaunting him on social media. The 39-year-old star shared a photo on Instagram on Wednesday, October 29, featuring ...

Pink Floyd’s 1975 album Wish You Were Here is the subject of a new poem by British poet laureate Simon Armitage. Entitled “Dear Pink Floyd,” the piece – which can be heard in the video below – will ...

“Monet’s ‘Waterlilies,’” by Robert Hayden, reflects on what art can (and can’t) do in tumultuous times. Our critic A.O. Scott shows you why he loves it. Isabella Cotier By A.O. Scott A.O. Scott, a ...

Joan Baez has a theory about Donald Trump, who is the subject of her new poem published Thursday (Oct. 23). In the piece titled “Little Green Worm: A Note to the President” shared with Rolling Stone, ...

and a man in a faraway office leaves work for his home and fire, and ice deliquesces into his glass of gin. And what about the stars? They’re already char and the moon is a miner’s lamp to light the ...

“Although we speak, now, to each other in new ways / we can still meet here, I think. We always have.” Though I cannot sue the people or entities that have wronged you, I BITE BACK, and you will owe ...

Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley were two poets in love. In the wake of Gibson’s death, Falley is figuring out what that love looks like now. Credit...Chris Pizzello/Invision, via Associated Press ...

The sheer joy and excitement of a new baby's arrival can leave you speechless, making it hard to sometimes find the perfect words to express yourself. Whether you want to write the perfect verse in a ...