Calvin Trillin's light verse about food and culture ignited a storm of criticism to kick off National Poetry Month

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As the sand runs out on peace, America drifts alone toward a strange and unjustified war.

Read the full text of Richard Blanco's inaugural poem and watch his performance

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Gorgeous new poems about human entanglements and the fantasy of escape.

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