poetry

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Monday’s item on the booming deer population in Massachusetts and the movement to allow hunting on Sundays has inspired poetry from a longtime reader:

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Oscar-winning actor Sir Anthony Hopkins has shared a video of himself reciting poetry from the "green and golden land" of Wales as he returns home for his latest project.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

And like most forms — poetry, cocktails, flirtation — they work best when people engage with them.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

At its best, it’s poetry trying to make sense of the unknowable.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Often, during recess, while the other boys played outside, Neel devoured Bangla poetry and English novels that he found in the school’s small library.

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins