The ghazal is a formal poem that has roots in seventh-century Arabia and was often sung by musicians. The poet Agha Shahid Ali introduced the form to America. “Ghazal” literally means “the cry of a ...

In 1926, Archibald MacLeish (1892–1982) published a poem he called “Ars Poetica” (an updating, he thought, of Horace’s ancient Roman “art of poetry”). Composing a manifesto for the Imagism of the time ...

The poet Brad Leithauser has written that Conrad Aiken (1889–1973) was, like John McRae (“In Flanders Fields”) and Chidiock Tichbourne (“Tichbourne’s Elegy”), a poet who effectively wrote one poem.

Famous poets (tortured or not) have taken inspiration from Swift’s music. Can you match the poem to the song? By Jennifer Harlan Taylor Swift is many things: a pop superstar, a business mogul, a cat ...

Twenty years ago, Eric Isaacson founded Mississippi Records, a record store and label based in North Portland. Since its inception, it’s specialized in sharing music outside of the mainstream. ”We’re ...

Luke Savage - Author, The Dead Center: Reflections on Liberalism and Democracy After the End of History Song-sharking companies sometimes began by offering free consultations for everyday poets—as in ...