Poetry and social media join forces once again in April. Tell Me More celebrates National Poetry Month with its 3rd annual Muses and Metaphor series. We'll feature poems exchanged via Twitter by NPR ...

Let us start with a little poetry joke, shall we? Q: What did the poet say to Luke Skywalker? A: Metaphors be with you! Need a news break? Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!

With nods to both Emily Dickinson and the hymns of Isaac Watts, this finds a mineral solidity in its metaphors of life and death Death makes dead metaphor revive Death makes dead metaphor revive, Turn ...

Karmic Chanting is Sonnet Mondal’s sixth published book of poems. Mondal may be young, but his poetry, especially in this book, reflects the image of a brooding, lost-in-his inner-world poet. Even ...

In Mahmoud Darwish’s last published collection before his death, Athar al-Farasha (A River Dies of Thirst, translated by Catherine Cobham), there’s one poem that has received little attention: the ...

In a new column recently, author and critic Sumana Roy raises a very pertinent issue: Why are women not allowed to go in exile? Reading Tanya Mendonsa’s excellent new book of poetry — The Fisher of ...

Poetry and social media join forces in April, as Tell Me More celebrates National Poetry Month with the Muses and Metaphor series. We'll feature poems exchanged via Twitter by NPR fans — always in 140 ...