Poetry

7+ hour, 8+ min ago   (237+ words) Today, the National Book Foundation announced the longlist for the 2026 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. These ten titles were selected from a pool of 290 books submitted for consideration by their publishers. This year’s judges for Young People’s Literature…...

3+ hour, 31+ min ago   (288+ words) You don’t have to have it all figured out. Let’s explore what inspires you - together. Headliners include MacArthur Fellow Hanif Abdurraqib, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for “There’s Always This Year” and the 2026 Weston International Award for…...

4+ hour, 42+ min ago   (447+ words) Among the two-dozen poets who will be presenting their work at this year’s Petaluma Poetry Walk is Sonoma County’s newly installed poet laureate, Claire Drucker. As a participant, she will join a long line of poet laureates who’ve taken part…...

2+ hour, 25+ min ago   (243+ words) Wednesday | September 16, 2026 | Dhaka Imtiaz Mahmud wrote a poem against the Israeli aggression in Gaza, Palestine. The poem, titled ‘Footnote’, has also gained a lot of readership. The line ‘Even if someone cries, I write a footnote/ You flower, you become…...

2+ hour, 30+ min ago   (277+ words) Everything about Federico García Lorca arouses fascination. His life, his work, his symbolic universe, his love affairs, his death… However, there were also researchers, such as Andrew A. Anderson, Professor Emeritus of Spanish Literature at the University of Virginia, and…...

2+ hour, 44+ min ago   (184+ words) i loved you across the wild, a contemplative collection of spiritual and romantic poetry by a Princeton-educated physician and Vision Quest Guide, is now available from Palmetto Publishing. CHARLESTON, S.C., Sept. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Palmetto Publishing has released i loved you across the…...

9+ hour, 35+ min ago   (382+ words) The Westfield Library Foundation has chosen the winners of its 2026 Children’s Book Writing Contest, held in celebration of America’s 250th birthday. This year’s theme, “America’s Birthday Adventure,” invited participants to write about a child or teen who discovers a magical history…...

3+ hour, 22+ min ago   (246+ words) Innermost Moods, newly published by Palmetto Publishing, offers raw confessional poetry born from lived experience with trauma, depression, and survival. CHARLESTON, S.C., Sept. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Palmetto Publishing has released Innermost Moods, a new collection of confessional poetry by Mary S. Sabol. The book…...

3+ hour, 35+ min ago   (149+ words) Awards season is upon us, and all week long, the National Book Award judges will be releasing their 2026 longlists across five categories. These are among the most prestigious honors bestowed upon books in a given year. Today, the National Book…...

5+ hour, 7+ min ago   (194+ words) Presenter of the National Book Awards for updates on our programs, the National Book Awards, and more Find the New Yorker announcement here. Egana Djabbarova, My Dreadful Body Translated from the Russian by Lisa C. Hayden New Vessel Press Álvaro Enrigue,…...