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

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 ...

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 West Valley Youth Poet Laureate will collaborate with various city ... and a creative writing sample consisting of three ...

Johnson, an artist, educator, poet and community organizer deeply rooted in Newark, was selected for the role by a 15-member ...

A U.S Army veteran who had his first poem published at age six was on hand Tuesday afternoon to read from his published works ...

has been named Michigan's third poet laureate. Boyd is an award-winning author with 13 published books and a passion for promoting poetry. As Michigan's poet laureate, Boyd will travel the state ...

The longtime Central Texas creative with experience in poetry and theater was named to the new position in March.

When the national poet Laureate position was established in 1937, it was originally labelled “Consultant in poetry to the Library of Congress,” before it was renamed in 1985. The Tompkins ...

Jamaica – Jamaica’s newly appointed Poet Laureate, Professor Kwame Dawes, plans to celebrate and promote the art of poetry throughout the island during his tenure. Custos Rotulorum for ...