There is an interesting paradox that exists in our culture. On the one hand, interviewers constantly ask me: Why does poetry matter? What is the value of poetry? In other words, people often - ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Author Jesse Nathan (Jonah Reenders/For the S.F. Chronicle) In "One Question: Short Conversations With Poets," UC Berkeley ...

From The New York Times: "Why Poetry? Well, yes. Most books of poetry sell a couple of thousand copies, at best. So in a quantitative sense, what's the point of supporting it? With dollars or sense?

Once again, National Poetry Month is upon us! Once again, I have nothing to say. (Of course, having nothing to say has never stopped me before from saying a lot, so here goes.) Poetry was my specialty ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. In fifth grade, we were all given a copy of a poem to memorize. While the goal of ...

Dana Gioia has visited the city of Chicago more than 70 times, but had not set gaze on the University until Wednesday night. “It is an astonishingly handsome and impressive campus,” he noted, after a ...

In "One Question: Short Conversations with Poets," UC Berkeley lecturer Jesse Nathan talks to dozens of fellow poets about inspiration, political engagement and lyrical turns of phrase. It's a book ...