Articles
Else Lasker-Schüler, a darling of Berlin’s avant-garde, fought to define herself—even through tragedy and exile.
From the beginning of his career, Bill Knott presented himself as an outsider, an underdog, and a combative “minor poet.“
Poem Guides
Poem GuideBy Tyler MaloneFor a poem about the brevity of every state of being, the single octave perfectly enacts its themes through its form.
Poem GuideBy Sarah ArvioMetaphor in Lorca is a form of gorgeous shorthand.
Poem GuideBy Shanta LeeRace, Class, Gender, and the Imperial Body
Teaching contemporary ecological poems with water motifs
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Prose from Poetry Magazine
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By Julian Peters
- Poem GuideBy Peter O’Leary
One of the most famous poems in English, one of the first encounters readers have with modern poetry—and may have even invented modern poetry.
- Learning PromptBy Natalia Conte
Crafting Surprising Images within Medical Intervention Poetry
- Poem SamplerBy L. Renée
Award-winning poet, educator, and visionary cofounder
- Poem SamplerBy L. Renée
Distinguished and innovative poet, playwright, and mentor
- EssayBy Robert Rubsam
Else Lasker-Schüler, a darling of Berlin’s avant-garde, fought to define herself—even through tragedy and exile.
- EssayBy James D. SullivanAn introduction to the Poetry Foundation’s latest exhibition.
- InterviewBy James D. SullivanA conversation with B. Metzger Sampson, executive director of the Chicago Poetry Center.
Prose from Poetry Magazine
By Eirill Alvilde FalckWhenever I’m in Norway, my favorite thing to do is to go to bookstores and libraries to browse the new selection of Norwegian literature.Prose from Poetry Magazine
By Brian SneedenA multimodal polyphonic process informs Giannisi’s “chimeric poetics.”Prose from Poetry Magazine
By Kim MooreOn two UK poets.