Poetry
A Jazzed-Up Langston Hughes
A long-forgotten poem about the African-American experience is given new life in a multimedia performance
March 13, 2009 |
By Laban Carrick Hill
Mighty Mouth
Spoken-word artist Mayda del Valle brings to life "democracy writ large in poetry"
October 2007 |
By Serena Kim
The Epic of Gilgamesh Translation
Translated by Stephen Langdon, University of Pennsylvania
May 01, 2007 |
By Smithsonian magazine
Epic Hero
How a self-taught British genius rediscovered the Mesopotamian saga of Gilgamesh after 2,500 years
May 2007 |
By David Damrosch
Frost Bite
A recently discovered poem by Robert Frost has brought fame—and controversy—to an English student
March 01, 2007 |
By W. Andrew Ewell
Famous Once Again
Longfellow reaches his bicentennial; here's why his poems became perennial
February 2007 |
By Nicholas A. Basbanes
Evildoer
The Beowolf monster is a thousand years old, but his bad old tricks continue to resonate in the modern world
April 2006 |
By Matthew Gurewitsch
Rhyme or Cut Bait
When these fisher poets gather, nobody brags about the verse that got away
June 2005 |
By Sharon Boorstin
Colossal Ode
Without Emma Lazarus' timeless poem, Lady Liberty would be just another statue
April 2004 |
By David Lehman
The Limerick is Furtive and Mean...
From the Maigue poets to Ogden Nash, witty wordsmiths have delighted in composing the oft-risqué five-line verses
September 01, 2002 |
By David Stewart
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