The best poems take complex subjects and provide readers with a new way of approaching them. These are seven of our favourite poetry collections to read for National Poetry Day. In the world of ...

American Women’s Poetry is a research and teaching collection and includes historical examples of books by and for women, artists’ books created by women and collections of poetry by American women.

Our editors and experts handpick every product we feature. We may earn a commission from your purchases. As a poet myself now, that fascination with the written word remains, although it has ...

Poetry, like most art, is subjective, and people’s tastes run as wide as the collections on offer. Whether young or old, well ...

I was scared my parents wouldn’t let me study or write poems. That fear is what led me to adopt the pen name Jyoti Jungle. I ...

Sometimes we all need a cathartic cry. If that’s you today, then give these beautiful and moving poems, selected by women including Judi Dench, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Elena Ferrante, a read.