Teens
Articles about poets and poetry for young people ages 13-18.
A queer childhood and the demand to “sound straight.”
When polite prejudice makes for scathing satire.
A letter, a list, a sonnet, and the state of a nation.
Bridging two languages and generations in one intricate poem.
This short poem about dreams is one of the most influential poems of the 20th century.
How a poem about a rural stone wall quickly became part of debates on nationalism, international borders, and immigration.
Family, culture, and history converge in a deft poetic portrait.
A madcap fracas! Law and dastards clash! All As!
How to read the most famous poem “for ever.”
A sonnet stands tall where the ungoverned waters of literature meet the strict land of law.