Paul Engle noted that “poetry is ordinary language raised to the nth power.” As if by magic, poetry books capture feelings that are often elusive and put into words our deepest pain and ...
As part of our series Where Poetry Lives, poet laureate Natasha Trethewey joins Jeffrey Brown to… "It's not just about the work on the page, it's about where you put your feet when you get out ...
In 1928, a general amnesty allowed Hikmet to return to Turkey, and during the next ten years he published nine books of poetry—five collections and four long poems—while working as a proofreader, ...