The Santa Barbara City Council is getting ready to appoint a new Poet Laureate. George Yatchisin is slated to be appointed by ...

Stars came together for a powerful performance of Smith and Springsteen's 1978 hit song Because the Night as big names, including Flea and Johnny Depp, flocked to New York City's iconic Carnegie Hall ...

Boston-based writer Porsha Olayiwola is the spring artist-in-residence for Michigan State University’s Womxn of Color ...

There’s a lot going on in the poetry community right now. My Santa Barbara Independent colleague, George Yatchisin, will ...

Oakland voters have a provocative choice in next month's special election for mayor, as longtime former Rep. Barbara Lee ...

Nascent journalist Santiago Ortiz loves a challenge. His latest: Could he turn a Phillies spring training game into a day ...

Mayor Michelle Wu gave her third State of the City address last night, a.k.a. the mayor’s annual speech laying out their vision for the city.

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

Has promised IOC members more genuine involvement in debates and decisions. And to present himself for re-election after four ...

A Manx poet, actor, and playwright has received the Isle of Man's top cultural award. Annie Kissack has been awarded the Reih Bleeaney Vanannan, or Manannan's Choice of the Year, by Culture Vannin.

Altadena Co-Poet Laureate Sehba Sarwar (she/her) is a novelist (Black Wings, Veliz Books, 2019) and poet published in Asia: Magazine of Asian Literature, Poetry in English from Pakistan, Callaloo, and ...