April is National Poetry Month, a time to honor poetry in all forms and poets from all backgrounds. In honor of the celebration, Princeton Professor of Poetry Lynn Melnick offered reflections on the ...
March 21 is World Poetry Day: "Poetry has been alive and kicking since its birth over 5,000 years ago," says the director of Berlin's House for Poetry. UNESCO adopted March 21 as "World Poetry Day" in ...
William Shakespeare is the bestselling poet of all time. The word 'poetry' is from the Greek term poiesis, which means 'making'. The oldest written poem is the Epic of Gilgamesh originating from ...