New poetry collection from Carolyn Oliver. In her new collection of poetry “The Alcestis Machine” (Acre), Carolyn Oliver tracks paths between the here we know and the gaping s ...

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Good evening, ladies. Do ignore us. Thank you. Sean O'Brien's most recent collection of poems, Embark, appeared in 2022. He is Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing at Newcastle University.

Interpretation is most often left to the reader. Instead, the book compiles different forms, half-remembered memories, eulogies, poems, interviews and even what games children have begun to play.

Poe's poetry, while not nearly as violent, also emphasizes death, often depicting the death of a loved one or a terrible feeling of loss. Horrific murders are committed in many of the stories, whether ...

Poetry has always been a mirror to our soul, a reflection of our thoughts and untold feelings. Writing a poem is like writing a letter to the world, to leave it out there for the readers to find when ...

A rape victim described how the abuse she suffered "altered the way her brain sees the world" after she was raped by a teenager. The abuser went on to rape a second victim with his sexual offences ...

NASA and the U.S. Poet Laureate may not be obvious collaborators, but a Jupiter-bound mission helped them find common ground. NASA and the U.S. Poet Laureate may not be obvious collaborators, but ...