i painted the walls white last year

and said no more Scratching, Tearing

down the structure

when things go bad

feels like an ill-fitting name for the

battering and the barrage

After a month of rigorous Google research and phone interviews, we here at BurntX have gotten access to little-known Sonnet 155, Shakespeare’s 155th lost sonnet. We are publishing it now so that...

April is National Poetry Month. Dive into some of these yummy, food-filled works for a flavorful taste of great poetry.

Rupi Kaur’s poetry reading on Oct. 13 was captivating to the packed out Space24Twenty, just as her Instagram account is for her 1.7 million followers.

When Niti Majethia speaks, there is a certain thoughtfulness and quiet observance that makes her wise beyond her years. Perhaps that is how she became a published poet at the age of 15, and the author of two books by the age of 19.

The slam poetry team at the University of Texas at Austin is already preparing for the College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational, which will be held in Chicago in April.

Instead of venturing into the chilly world outside, grab a cup of tea and warm yourself up with some poetry.