Despite her untimely death from cancer in 2014, Pulitzer–Prize winner Emerson (The Opposite House) offers readers another opportunity to revel in her striking poetry. Here, she primarily meditates ...

In “Emerson,” composed in 1868 and published posthumously in our December 1904 issue, theologian Henry James Sr. reflected on the distinct impression Ralph Waldo Emerson made upon his readers: No ...

Ralph Waldo Emerson was born on May 25, 1803, in Boston. He published many books, including "Nature" (J. Munroe & Co., 1836), "The Conduct of Life" (Ticknor and Fields, 1860) and "English Traits" ...

A man whose hobby is rummaging through trash from the city’s upscale neighborhoods said Saturday he has found a letter containing an excerpt of a poem written in 1877 by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Gary ...

While April 1 is usually associated with good-spirited trickery and the early signs of spring, it also marks the beginning of National Poetry Month. Introduced by the Academy of American Poets in 1996 ...

Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Notes section, retired in 2021. In “Emerson,” composed in 1868 and published posthumously in our ...