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poetry

A portrait of a woman artist seated in her studio, surrounded by paint tubes and brushes, with two of her paintings visible behind her—one a monochrome seascape and the other a surreal composition of headless figures with floating fruit.

As Venice Nears, Arch Hades Traces Her Shift from Verse to Visuals

Whether she's producing poetry or visual art, her end goal is the same: to connect.
By Aisling O'Leary
A woman wearing a black blazer and white gloves holds a microphone up to her mouth with one hand and an open hardback book in the other

Ana María Caballero Wants to See Poetry Not Just Vindicated But Revalued

The transdisciplinary artist's work challenges the idea of what poetry can be and where it belongs.
By Christa Terry
A woman with long dark hair and bangs sits at a white table reading a book titled Jean Cocteau: Metamorphosis—this is likely Chloë Cassens, captured in a studio setting as she engages with the legacy of Cocteau.

Growing Up With Cocteau: Chloë Cassens and the Collection That Shaped Her Life

Observer spoke to Cassens about her art collector grandfather, cultural revisionism and why sitting with discomfort is so important.
By Mieke Marple
A woman with a pink cardigan stands in front of an embroidered artwork

‘Eliza Kentridge, Tethering’ at Cecilia Brunson Projects Is Heavy With Meaning

By Frances Forbes-Carbines
A woman in a sleeveless green top and a patterned skirt stands in front of a microphone speaking

The Prison Poets Revolutionizing Incarceration

By Payton Selby
A musical performance in an intimate space lit by a large globe lamp

Adventures in the Avant-Garde at New York’s The Kitchen

By Payton Selby
A white banner with blue text reading: "The New York City Poetry Festival."

The NYC Poetry Fest is Alive and Well at the End of the World, and So Are We

By Casey Epstein-Gross

Playwright Sarah Ruhl’s New Book ‘Love Poems in Quarantine’ Will Calm Readers in Dark Times

By Brittani Samuel

PRISM Quartet’s Brilliant, Uncanny ‘Mending Wall’ Premieres at Roulette

By Annie Levin

Elise Nada Cowen: The Underrated Melancholic Beat Poet

By Costa Beavin Pappas

Books for Those Grieving and Processing Mortality in 2021

By Lauren LeBlanc

Star Theorist and Poet Fred Moten Has a Complicated Relationship With the Art World

By Helen Holmes

Sotheby’s is Selling Rare Brontë Manuscripts, Including Emily’s Poems, in July

By Helen Holmes

Today’s Google Doodle Honors “Black, Lesbian, Mother, Warrior, Poet” Audre Lorde

By Helen Holmes

Prince Harry and Meghan Surprised a Virtual Poetry Class for Black History Month

By Morgan Halberg

Poet Annelyse Gelman Discusses Process, the Poetry Software Midst, and ‘POOL’

By Tyler Barton

An Escape to Paul Cadmus and H.D.’s Beautiful Queer Beach

By Mike McClelland

Hilary Holladay’s Adrienne Rich Biography Illustrates Her Influence

By Lauren LeBlanc

The Must-Reads of 2019’s National Book Awards Shortlist

By Lauren LeBlanc

Staceyann Chin on Why She Finally Decided to Publish Her Legendary Spoken Word Poetry

By Lauren LeBlanc

Nobel-Winning Poet Nelly Sachs Is Today’s Google Doodle—Here’s Why Her Work Still Matters

By Helen Holmes
Mia Kang and Dale Watts.

Celeb-Studded Poetry Slam Inspires Next Generation of New Yorkers

By Amanda Taylor
Mike Posner.

Mike Posner Releases a Spoken Word Album Inspired by Music

By Lamar Dawson
The new poet laureate of the United States, Tracy K. Smith, visits the Library of Congress Poetry and Literature Center in Washington, D.C., last month.

Tracy K Smith Named 22nd US Poet Laureate

By Sarah Fortinsky
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