People prefer AI-generated poetry to Shakespeare because it is more “beautiful” and easier to understand, a study has found.

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It's OK if you find some poetry boring or uninspiring, poet Laura Haskins writes, but keep looking for what you'll like.

As I weaved through the verses, I felt myself steadying on stage, anticipating the next line and delivering it with just the ...

We present an extract from The Irish Writers Handbook 2025, the essential guide to writing and getting published, with ...

Santa Fean Arthur Sze is the winner of the 2024 Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry, awarded by the Library of ...

Michael Korda writes a beautiful book in remembrance of the World War I poets whose work he loved. We hope you’re enjoying ...

I don’t care if it’s a good poem or not, but the fact that it exists is proof positive that poetry can not just change, but save lives. Now, to my second point. It’s true that writing poetry ...

Isabella Dail, head editor of The Prospect and staff writer for News, interviews Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Muldoon about his ...

David Attenborough. Judi Dench. Michael Palin. It’s a rare and illustrious group who make it to ‘National Treasure’ status, ...

Our critic A.O. Scott walks you through a poem that speaks to his mood right now. It’s called “Party Politics,” but it’s not about those parties, or those politics.