Illinois poet laureate Angela Jackson will visit Springfield over five days in March as part of a week of programs honoring the 20th anniversary of Poetry Out Loud, according to Springfield Area ...

The job of a poet laureate is to engage Illinoisans in poetry, with each poet laureate given a small stipend to enact that ...

What sets spoken word artist and new Milwaukee Poet Laureate Shelly Conley apart from others is her vulnerability and honesty ...

Katherine E. Schneider, described as a civically engaged poet, will serve a two-year term to promote creative expression and ...

Jane Ellen Ibur recites some of her poetry after becoming St. Louis city's third poet laureate, Friday, April 12, 2019, during a ceremony in the rotunda of City Hall. The appointment is a 2-year term.

has been named the city's new Poet Laureate. Conley is known for her vulnerable storytelling, particularly in her poem "Papa'z Song," which explores her relationship with her absent father.