A professor tries to convey to his students the magnitude of the most perfectly crafted poem ever written in the English language: “Lycidas.”

A writing critic reviews the construction of Charles Chesnutt’s stories and how to write surfiction.

A poet attempts to sleep comfortably at a friend’s house without disturbing his hosts.

In 1919, a young Indian woman and a handsome Irish soldier in a British uniform bond over their mutual love for poetry and their desire to be freed from British imperialism.

A teacher reminisces about all his wonderful students of the Narrative Studies courses he has taught around the world before his career comes to an end.

An aspiring poet who hones his craft through hard practice experiences an unexpected setback when his younger cousin undermines his belief that skilled art-making requires time and effort.

Drawing from Almeda Roth’s 1873 poetry collection Offerings and Roth’s town newspaper the Vidette, an unnamed researcher guides the reader through a rich biography of Roth’s personal affairs, love interest, and ultimate death.

A disgruntled writer returns to his small suburban town for what will likely be his last time seeing his ill father.

A heartbroken man remembers his ex-lover while reading about the dramatic end to the relationship between two famous poets and listening to his favorite musician.

Upon returning to Paris after a decade-long hiatus wandering the French countryside and writing an epic, a poet encounters an enigmatic young woman who believes he is a god and wants to be his disciple,