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Former Poet Laureate Billy Collins reads his poem 'Introduction to Poetry'

T.S. Eliot wrote that April is the cruelest month. It also happens to be National Poetry Month. Many schoolchildren will be admonished to pay attention to poetry these next few weeks - read, analyze, ...
JSTOR Daily

from An Introduction to English Poetry: A Special APR Supplement

The American Poetry Review is dedicated to reaching a worldwide audience with a diverse array of the best contemporary poetry and literary prose. APR also aims to expand the audience interested in ...
The New York Times

Introduction to Poetry.

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...
PBS

Poet Gregory Orr: Poetry Is ‘Concentrated Testimony’ of Being Human

Poet Gregory Orr rhapsodizes on a theme he has explored for nearly a decade: the “beloved,” the things we love. Of course, what we love can change over time, he says. “It can make you crazy by … ...
The Lantern

English course compares rock music to poetry

Poetry isn’t only found in old books, it’s also broadcasted on the radio. A course offered by the Ohio State Department of English looks at alternative rock lyrics as poetry. Alternative Rock Lyrics ...
Asia Society

Modern Poetry of Pakistan: An Introduction

Modern Poetry of Pakistan offers many offshoots of the classical tradition of Muslim poetry in India. Although Amir Khusrau (1253-1325), considered by some to be the first poet writing in a ...
PBS

Poet Gregory Orr: Poetry Is ‘Concentrated Testimony’ of Being Human

Poet Gregory Orr rhapsodizes on a theme he has explored for nearly a decade: the “beloved,” the things we love. Of course, what we love can change over time, he says. “It can make you crazy by … ...