W. H. Auden (1907–73) was quite explicit about the origin of his poetic vocation. In “Making, Knowing and Judging,” a lecture he delivered at Oxford in 1956, Auden recalls that he decided to become a ...

Maya Angelou, considered one of the best poets in history, signs copies of "Maya Angelou: Letter to My Daughter" at Barnes & Noble in Union Square on October 30, 2008 in New York City. Poetry is a ...