By Gregory Cowles If we’re being honest here, a true starter pack of modern American poetry would look something ... at a Blackbird” — all justly famous — and marvel at the way this ...

All-American Poem by Matthew Dickman Dickman ... Favorite poem: “[The famous poets came for us]” Time is a Mother by Ocean Vuong This is only my second article for the site and it, too ...

Authors and poets of the past have created a colorful collection of works that are still studied today alongside contemporary works. Writing the Nation is designed to continue the preservation of ...