APPLETON — The city named Cathryn Cofell as its first poet laureate Monday. The appointment of a poet laureate was initiated by Mayor Jake Woodford, who brought the idea to Appleton after ...

Curator Dr Susan Jenkins shares more about the lives and poetry of nine Poet Laureates who are buried or memorialised in Poets' Corner. The official post of ‘Poet Laureate’ (laureate meaning crowned ...

They may not be able to name a winner, but if you say the words “Nobel Prize” to the person standing next to you—whether you’re in South Carolina or Switzerland—chances are high they’ll know what ...

This story has been updated. Another image has been added. For 176 years, the city Austin had no poet laureate. Plenty of creative people hung out here. The official post, however, did not exist.

As the very first U.S. youth poet laureate, a position she earned for ... across the U.S. She hopes to make poetry accessible to America's young people, and has sought them out when she speaks ...