John Koethe spent decades as a philosophy professor. The poems in his latest collection, “Cemeteries and Galaxies,” are full ...

I have written poetry since I was about 11. I still have a few of those poems. One (or a hundred) was about a boy, one about my little sister, one about death, and one was full of silly nonsense.

I hope you are enjoying our Sunday column, “Poetry from Daily Life,” which provides each week the wit, wisdom, and experiences of poets and authorities on poetry. By offering such a rich mix ...

The poem is a vessel; poetry is liquid. From time to time I’m asked, with bewilderment or derision, if this or that poem isn’t just “prose chopped into lines.” ...

At 16,000 lines (divided into 17 cantos), it’s also one of the longest poems on this list, and it’s worth reading the full story. If you’re a fan of sweeping fiction or romance novels , this ...