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“Groundbreaking Books,” a new feature on The Academy of American Poets site, showcases the landmark works of 39 influential American poets. The write-ups use aggregated criticism along with biographical...

In between Detroit and Milwaukee, poet Stephen McLaughlin stopped by the office today to talk about his 60-day bus trip across the continent. He looked remarkably good, considering...

Last week, we reported on the mysterious poet leaving late night messages at the homes of innocent citizens in Morgantown, West Virginia. Today, residents speak out about the sly...

A previously unknown edition of Geoffrey Chaucer’s poetry was recently discovered in New Zealand. According to researchers, the discovery could alter the way Chaucer is understood, suggesting that the poet...

A chapter from Bob Dylan in America by the historian Sean Wilentz is excerpted at the New Yorker’s News Desk blog this morning, and it's a fascinating read. The...

Along with Paris Hilton and Kanye West, poet and Boston Review editor Timothy Donnelly was on Entertainment Weekly's 2003 "It" list after Grove Press published his first book. Seven...

Waldo Jaquith, a former Virginia Quarterly Review staffer who resigned days before managing editor Kevin Morrissey committed suicide, has been trying to keep information about the circumstances of Morrissey's death...

The Financial Times sits down for a lunchtime chat with Lorin Stein, the new editor of the Paris Review. Recent kerfuffles aside (and unmentioned), the FT makes as if...

The Daily Beast keeps it classy with a slideshow of literary love affairs, from Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath to Lord Byron and the Shelleys: Separately, these three left a lasting...

Float along poet Claire Donato’s stream of consciousness, and you’d likely encounter a few empty bottles of wine, a mnemonic device or two, and three Joanna Newsom albums—The Milk...