Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers,” by Adrienne Rich, is a blazing portrait of an artist and her work. Our critic A.O. Scott admires its ...

We saw the Burning Bush on Moses’ face and we were afraid of him. We desert bound people who saw a sea part and frogs fall out of the sky We homeward-bound ex-slaves who didn’t yet know what to do ...

On one of the pages I had dog-eared was the poem, “Decide to Forgive.” I was struck by how timely it is. The message is much ...

Isabella Cotier By A.O. Scott Here’s a poem about patience, about self-control, about the need to conserve your energy and constrain your desire. Fittingly enough, it’s a proper old-school ...

This article was published in March 2023. Teachers like myself will know that 'fear' of poetry among young people is rife. World Poetry Day is a great reminder to explore poetry in the English ...