The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. In celebration of National Poetry Month, here is a list of seven poems written by ...

LONDON — What does poetry look like? It usually makes shapes on a page. Often these shapes are regulated — so many beats to a line. It often divides itself up into relatively small and boxy visual ...

The new and emerging genre of poetry, Milk and Honey, is the repackaged poetry of teenage love affairs, where “forever” means “never” and “we’re over” means “I’ll see you next week.” It is short and ...

Songwriters are often praised with the backhanded comment that their lyrics are so great it means they are not mere songwriters, but poets. As if being a songwriter now, in the 21st century, is a ...

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