Poetry

VIDEO: Columbia's 5th Annual HOWL

By Nilkanth Patel, Kenneth Jackson, and Erica Weaver | Mar 12 12:50 pm ET

Columbia Professor Performs a Symphony of Words

Even the most eloquent and charismatic professors cannot really be described as poets. That is, unless the professor in question happens to be a former U.S. Poet Laureate.

By Mia Johnson | Mar 4 11:33 pm ET

Blackbird and Wolf Offers Intimate Look into Mind of a Poet

Henri Cole describes his own poetry as astringent.

By Anna Feuer | Apr 14 11:14 pm ET

No Joy in Butler

The sky was gray and bluish bleak that February day:
All chocolate hearts and greeting cards and freshly-trimmed bouquets.
The air was filled with promises of roses and of wine—

By Sam Reisman | Feb 13 08:33 pm ET

Ode to the Double Red Bull

‘Twas two weeks before Christmas, and the soon-to-be grads,
Spent long nights in Butler, all hopped-up on Adds,
With sour demeanors, their eyes bloodshot red,

By Sam Reisman | Dec 9 11:45 pm ET

Worst Poetry in the World Draws Crowd

The Kraft Center roared with laughter for three hours Thursday night as students tried to prove their poetic worth—or lack thereof—at the 22nd Annual Joyce Kilmer Memorial Poetry Festival.

By Shane Ferro | Nov 16 04:03 am ET

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