For 23 years, A.O. Scott was a film critic for the New York Times. For the past five months, he has been the nation’s most prominent poetry critic, writing a monthly column that uses the Times’ ...
Springfield school librarian Angela Knight's weekly poem readings inspired a new book. The book, "40 Poems for 40 Weeks," features a poem for each week of the school year. David Harrison, the school's ...
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It’s called “Doggerel” for a reason: “These are poems that speak to everyone, that pun and riff and make fun of themselves a bit as they reveal something about the world.” Credit...Rebecca Clarke ...
It’s been described as embarrassing, clichéd or “unhelpful singsong.” Many poets dislike it too, but it’s a style they’ve learned from each other. By Gregory Cowles Gregory Cowles is senior editor of ...