Joe Coelho looks at how poetry can be performed, bringing the words to life rather than keeping them on the printed page, in ...

It’s been described as embarrassing, clichéd or “unhelpful singsong.” Many poets dislike it too, but it’s a style they’ve learned from each other.

Coloratura mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato jumped at the chance to sing a song cycle based on Emily Dickinson's poetry by ...

Pamela Annas has writing poems for nearly 70 years.

William Shakespeare was a Renaissance-era writer and actor, often referred to as England's national poet, the world's greatest dramatist, and the "Bard of Avon." Despite this widespread success, the ...

For years, poetry was said to be fading into the background — confined to slim volumes on dusty shelves or to academic circles far removed from everyday life. Yet across Europe, and increasingly in ...