10 Best Articles on Poems
The most useful articles on poems from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.
Top 5 Poems Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on poems by Refind users in 2023 so far.
Trending
These links are currently making the rounds on poems on Refind.
Naomi Shihab Nye's "The Art of Disappearing"
Thoughts on, well, disappearing.
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on poems—all under 10 minutes.
Taint What You Do. It’s the Way That You Do It.
Jabberwocky isn’t really a nonsense poem...
Poem of the week: 7th Nerve by Rhiannon Hooson
A hi-tech medical exam draws its subject back to a more archaic, essential experience
Two poems by Tomasz Różycki translated from Polish by Mira Rosenthal
Two poems by Tomasz Różycki translated from Polish by Mira Rosenthal A Room Hello? If you can hear me, give a sign, a call, enclose a tone. I want to know if there’s a meaning. Bark during sleep, wake…
Stanley Kunitz
Born on July 29, 1905, Stanley Kunitz was the author of many poetry collections, as well as the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Selected Poems, 1928-1958
Back Soon; Driving— by Carl Phillips
The way the present cuts into history,
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on poems.
47 of Your Favorite Writers on Their Favorite Poems
It’s April, which according to Wikipedia, is Financial Literacy Month. It is also Jazz Appreciation Month, Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month, National Volunteer Month, Arab American …
«can do without pleasure, but not delight. Not enjoyment. We must have the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless furnace of this world.»
The Most Important Poem of the 20th Century: On T.S. Eliot’s “The Waste Land” at 100
In honor of the 100th anniversary of the publication of “The Waste Land,” we invited four writers and academics—Beci Carver, Jahan Ramazani, Robert Crawford, and David Barnes—to discuss…
What Do I Say Next? Fast. by Jordan Davis
On Ted Berrigan’s exuberant and idiosyncratic prose.
43 of the Most Iconic Short Stories in the English Language
Last year, I put together this list of the most iconic poems in the English language; it’s high time to do the same for short stories. But before we go any further, you may be asking: What do…
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