Blog Posts by Subject: Poetry

Explore noteworthy adult novels, graphic novels, short stories, memoirs, and nonfiction written by Asian Pacific Islander Desi Americans.

Staten Island Poet Laureate Marguerite Maria Rivas on writing her poem for #PocketPoems.

Reading poetry and quotes is one outlet that offers comfort and guidance.

A little history and context behind the Digital Collections images that inspired the 2020 Poems in a Pocket.

Along with some poetry-book pairings.

Perhaps some of their projects can support and inspire some of yours as well.

If you had to name an artist or writer from the Beat Generation, the core male group may first come to mind: Huncke, Ginsberg, Burroughs, Kerouac. But a group of women were creating their own literary works, and are considered by some to be the unsung heroes of the movement.

Best known for his dark tales of horror, psychological terror, and madness, Poe’s own life was marked by both internal and external tragedies that undoubtedly shaped his work.

With the passing of poet John Ashbery, we have been reflecting on where we've found him in the collection—not just as author, but as translator, editor, interviewee, blurb writer, and even lyricist.

The New York Public Library recently acquired the chapbook series After Hours Ltd. Designed and curated by poet Eric Amlings, we reached out to Eric to learn more about the series.

This episode of 'Live From the Reading Room: Correspondence', recited by Trinidadian costume historian Natalya Mills-Mayrena, features a letter from Trinidadian Poet Cheryl Boyce-Taylor to a group of friends and poets. In the letter, Boyce-Taylor discusses writing, family, and publishing.

We are thrilled that Kevin Young will be joining NYPL as Director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture this fall. The author of eleven books of poetry and prose, Young joined us at the Library last year for an event with Prune chef and owner Gabrielle Hamilton.

Our staff have been busy reading and reviewing 2016 titles. Here are a few of their favorite new poetry books for kids.

When we explore the dynamics of the Black Power Movement, we must not fail to explore the Black Arts Movement as well. It was the artistic voice that helped increase political activism and express the importance of cultural values through various art forms.

We asked our NYPL book experts to, you guessed it, write some book-related limericks. We even asked their friends and families to play along.

Today’s episode features a letter from writer, anthropologist, and folklorist, Zora Neale Hurston to her friend, “Bill.”

Our March poetry workshop discussed the New York School of poets, their influences, their style, and their writing habits as it captured the spirit of the 1950s and 60s in New York City. Taking some of these habits, we wrote poetry, trying for a slice of life or a walk down a New York street, using drips and splashes of collaged ideas.

El mes de abril es el mes nacional de la poesía, rendimos un homenaje al gran poeta Rubén Darío al cumplirse 100 años de su muerte.

Elizabeth Alexander is a poet, essayist, and scholar perhaps best known for reading her poem "Praise Song for the Day" at the inauguration of President Barack Obama. Her latest work is a memoir, The Light of the World. Hilton Als, theater critic of the New Yorker and author of White Girls, joined Alexander at LIVE from the NYPL.