Fred Lerdahl proposes a theory of the sounds of poetry conceived in musical terms.

I was trying to get down to the root where consciousness springs up under pressure from conflict and pain and power.” ...

we'll explore what metaphors are, why they work, their different types, and how you can use them to create more powerful and ...

The result came as a surprise to researchers at the Icaro Lab in Italy. They set out to examine whether different language styles — in this case prompts in the form of poems — influence AI models' ...

A new study has shown that prompts in the form of poems confuse AI models like ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude — to the point where sometimes, security mechanisms don't kick in. Are poets the new hackers?

Very few people get to invent a new language that is heard by millions: DW talked to linguist Paul Frommer about how he developed the "Avatar" aliens' language. "It's been quite a remarkable event in ...

From daring contemporary collections to the long-awaited definitive edition from one of the major poets of the 20th century, this is our pick of the best poetry books of the year. Whether you’re a ...

From Seamus Heaney’s collected poems and Simon Armitage’s animal spirits, to prizewinners Karen Solie and Vidyan Ravinthiran Many of 2025’s most notable collections have been powered by a spirit of ...

As I have every year since 2014, in 2025 I set aside a couple of months to peruse the year’s books of poetry — at least those books I had on hand. In the past, I’ve titled my annual roundup — one ...

You can get ChatGPT to help you build a nuclear bomb if you simply design the prompt in the form of a poem, according to a new study from researchers in Europe. The study, "Adversarial Poetry as a ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Wellwater by Karen Solie (Picador/Farrar, Straus and Giroux) Shortlisted for the TS Eliot Prize and a joint ...

A group of researchers studied which language is best understood by artificial intelligence, with Polish in the lead and English only ranking at sixth place. Out of 26 different languages, Polish ...