Part of the reason A.E. Housman (1859–1936) holds a high and immovable place for those who read and write formal poetry is that — as the Sun pointed out in March, when the Poem of the Day column ...

For his birthday on March 26, it’s worth revisiting A.E. Housman (1859–1936). The Sun has already run three of his verses as a Poem of the Day: “When I Was One-and-Twenty,” “Epitaph on an Army of ...

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Jane Kenyon’s “The Pond at Dusk” is a quiet, mischievous reckoning with nature and mortality. Our critic A.O. Scott plumbs ...

We clutch our skin, reach for hope from our ankles, We close our eyes, pray for water, pray for answers, We keep our fear in a silent place — we ...

"New Day's Lyric" reflects on 2021 and looks ahead to 2022. "May this be the day / We come together," she says. "Tethered by this year of yearning, / We are learning / That though we weren't ready ...

A poem can lift the spirits and nourish the soul. This week, let’s all learn one together! Meet your poem Rhythm and rhyme Made in N.Y.C. Greet the day Keep your poem By A.O. Scott and Aliza ...