Fred Lerdahl proposes a theory of the sounds of poetry conceived in musical terms.

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Here are the year’s most notable collections of verse as chosen by our poetry columnist. Credit...Karan Singh Supported by By Elisa Gabbert Elisa Gabbert’s collections of poetry and essays include, ...

Flanders is the lyricist and co-founder of American Prize, Telly and Anthem Award-winning October Project, who are genre-defying recording artists, producers and musical activists who collaborate in ...

A poem a day keeps the mind at play. That's the beauty of picking up a poetry collection: There's no pressure to read the book cover-to-cover. Readers can take it slow, savoring the verse and emotion.

What exactly constitutes a poem? To some contemporary writers, one might consider a shopping list of milk, eggs, oats and tea a form of poetry. Classicists will look towards narrative epics by the ...