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Tyehimba Jess, the African-American poet from Detroit, won this year's Pulitzer in poetry for a collection that shines a different light on minstrel shows.

In honor of National Poetry Month, former poet laureate Robert Pinsky shares the work of one of his favorite writers, Alan Dugan, who died in 2003. Pinksy says Dugan was an amusing, soulful and engagingly nasty poet who sang the truth — often with a splash of high-grade vinegar.

For National Poetry Month, Bangladeshi-American poet Dilruba Ahmed talks about how her heritage and her experience of being an outsider in small rural towns pushed her toward writing poetry.

Tory Dent, who wrote poetry about the experience of living with AIDS, died Friday. Poet Adrienne Rich remembers her friend's life and work.

It's National Poetry Month and listeners have been submitting Twitter poems with the hashtag #NPRpoetry. Graphic designer Kat Wedmore wrote about her connection with the show Jeopardy!

Caroline Kennedy has compiled a new collection of poems for youngsters. The Book My Favorite Poetry for Children includes many of the poems Kennedy's parents read to her.

The second season of the podcast Poetry Unbound has started. NPR gets a look with podcast host Pádraig Ó Tuama.

Listen to Arts and Ideas Sunday night: Two documentaries to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, how poetry works off the page and in the world, and “Sittin’ In” with WCAI’s John Basile.

It's Poetry Month and NPR's Life Kit has a guide to writing and appreciating poetry.

In celebration of National Poetry Month, some of the biggest names in show business took to the stage to read their favorite wordsmiths.