Maya Angelou has touched countless lives. The late activist, poet, writer and speaker had a poignant way of capturing the human condition through her words, whether they be of love, loss or finding ...

We show loyalty to our parents, our partners, and our best pals. And, of course, our furry friends. But if someone asked you to capture that emotion in words, what would you say, exactly? If you’re ...

Humans spend most of their waking hours playing with what novelist Rudyard Kipling called “the most powerful drug used by mankind”—words. In the laboratories of our minds, we sort, slice, and string ...

Weeks after the coronavirus pandemic started taking root in the United States, editor Alice Quinn wanted to capture that sudden rupture of daily life. Quinn sensed that poets, taking on “the role of ...