As I gaze upon Milwaukee’s newly appointed Poet Laureate, Shelly Conley, it’s unfathomable that she once trembled at the mere prospect of stepping onto a stage, as she wields the potent medium ...

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

On March 22, 1929, the California legislature in a joint resolution names a man who spent his boyhood hunting ducks and geese in Sutter County as California’s second poet laureate.

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 Song, ...

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 ...