When Amanda Gorman read her poem, “The Hill We Climb,” at former President Joe Biden’s inauguration, she became the youngest ...

Amanda Gorman made her voice heard in January 2021 while reading the poem for President Joe Biden’s inauguration.

When much of the work churned out by poets laureate is glib or forgettable, why do we need a poet at an inauguration, or a coronation? Perhaps it’s because we hope for words that act as signpost ...

Minneapolis’ Arts and Cultural Affairs department and The Loft Literary Center selected Junauda Petrus as the new poet ...

San Diego has named Paola Capó-García as its third Poet Laureate since the program began in 2020. A former journalist and educator, she aims to make poetry more accessible in the community.

A first ever Massachusetts poet laureate will be selected sometime this year. Poetry "enriches the civic life of ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - February is Black History Month and KTBS 3/KPXJ CW 21 continue to salute the contributions of African ...

An afternoon of poetry, youth performances and music will mark the inauguration of San Francisco's 9th Poet Laureate, Genny Lim, at the San Francisco Main Library. The event will feature ...

The reëlected President reprised his “American Carnage” address, with repeated jabs at America’s “decline” under Joe Biden, but his central theme, as always, was himself.

Maura Healey on Monday signed an executive order creating a position of poet laureate in Massachusetts for the first time.

Prior to the announcement, Massachusetts was one of just three states, along with New Jersey and Pennsylvania, without a poet ...