Austin's first Poet Laureate will hold a two-year position to promote poetry, literacy and literary arts in Austin.

The award-winning poet died on Feb. 11 in Dorchester at the age of 60. Her friends, students and colleagues share memories ...

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

Shelly Conley, a prominent figure in Milwaukee's poetry slam scene, has been named the city's new Poet Laureate. Conley is known for her vulnerable storytelling, particularly in her poem "Papa'z ...

And yet. Massachusetts has been one of only three states in the country without a poet laureate — and the only state never to have had one. Bills to establish a state poet laureate in ...

“She was the kind of poet who always responded to the moment ... Her poems were collected in books including “Three Leaves, Three Roots: Poems on the Haiti-Congo Story,” which was ...

Dr. Melba Joyce Boyd, a distinguished professor, has been named Michigan's third poet laureate. Boyd is an award-winning author with 13 published books and a passion for promoting poetry.

St. Louis is looking for its next bard. The city offers established poets the chance to be St. Louis' poet laureate. The title has been held by Michael Castro, Jane Ellen Ibur and Shirley LeFlore, and ...

The Tompkins County Legislature appointed Dan Rosenberg as the county’s Poet Laureate on Tuesday evening. Rosenberg succeeded Janie E. Bibbie to become the 12th Poet Laureate of Tompkins County.