HISTORICAL FACTS: Poetry | History Defined

Jeff Bezos says poetry without rhyming is easy – but it’s not that simple

When Jeff Bezos defended major layoffs at The Washington Post last week, he reached for poetry. Pressed on why he would not simply subsidise the paper, he argued payment was a “signal” of relevance: “If people won’t pay for our product, we’re not doing, it’s not a good enough product…

The Conversation · May 28

Poetry Prompts for Detained Children

Write about the untouchable. Something out of arm’s reach, like freedom...

Texas Observer · Feb 21, 2025

Kimiko Hahn wins $100,000 award from Poetry Foundation for lifetime achievement

Cornelius Eady, Toi Derricotte and Kimiko Hahn are among this year’s winners of awards from the Poetry Foundation, which announced some of poetry's most lucrative prizes

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023

Adrian Matejka will be first Black editor of Poetry magazine

Poetry magazine, one of the country’s oldest and most prominent literary publications, will for the first time have a Black editor

The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2022