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The Magic of Urdu: 5 Contemporary Poets to Read for Beginners
Urdu poetry is well renowned for its rich past, enormous beauty, and complexity in expressions. For those willing to start to ...
A magical evening tribute to legendary Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib
We listened with bated breath as Mirza Ghalib took us all the way back to 19th-century Mughal India to share his life’s joys ...
The Daily Telegraph14d
The best poetry books of 2025 so far
Our Poetry Book of the Month reviews include two invigorating releases by Diane Seuss and a dark, posthumous collection by Tove Ditlevsen Alongside Terrance Hayes, Diane Seuss has a strong case to ...
The Financial Times27d
When poetry heralds a new presidential era
And though Trump refrained from inviting a poet to speak at his first inauguration, in 2017, poets across America read protest poetry, organising evenings of resistance. Carol Ann Duffy ...
The New York Times28d
The Desperate Housewife Whose Face Launched a Thousand Ships
In “Helen of Troy, 1993,” the poet Maria Zoccola relocates a figure from Greek mythology into small-town Tennessee. By Karl Kirchwey Karl Kirchwey’s eighth book of poems, “Good Apothecary ...
The New York Times29d
Masters of Allusion: The Art of Poetic Reference
Our columnist approves. By Elisa Gabbert Elisa Gabbert’s collections of poetry and essays include, most recently, “Normal Distance” and “Any Person Is the Only Self.” Her On Poetry ...