Bob Dylan, more than anyone, fused the pop cultural and the religious experience into one.

Michael Longley, the Irish poet whose long career included more than 40 books, died last week. He was lauded by literary, social and political figures alike for his many contributions to Irish literature and to the cause of social reconciliation.

To God, who gives joy to my youth. Say it! Say it now...

Joyelle McSweeney's 'Death Styles'—her 10th book across creative and critical genres—rewards our attention.

A tourist who is out of time approaches the end of his or her trip and must return home soon. This is how the Rev. David May describes himself through his poems.

A hymn to mercy and love, “Love Calls Us to the Things of This World” springs to my lips when my heart is quiet. I teach it as often as I can for my introductory poetry students.