Shelly Conley, a prominent figure in Milwaukee's poetry slam scene, has been named the city's new Poet Laureate ... rivaled major cities like New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles.

Victoria has a new pair of literary ambassadors: Kyeren Regehr and Shauntelle Dick-Charleson have been named the City of Victoria’s new poet laureate and youth poet laureate, respectively.

Schneider, who has been appointed as Norwalk's new poet laureate, said she looks "forward ... Additionally, she will work with local youth and community groups to create new works inspired by ...

My Santa Barbara Independent colleague, George Yatchisin, will become Santa Barbara’s next Poet Laureate. I will be passing the laurels onto him on April 22 at City Hall. Before George’s inauguration, ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Jane Ellen Ibur recites some of her poetry after becoming St. Louis city's third poet laureate, Friday, April 12, 2019 ...

ST. LOUIS – Applications are being accepted for the position of St. Louis Poet Laureate. Poets of all genres and styles will be considered. The public is encouraged to nominate eligible ...

When now-poet laureate Simon Armitage retired from the Probation Service, his dad was “a bit miffed”. “I went into probation because my dad was a probation officer,” Armitage tells Big Issue. “He was ...

If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. Former Boston Poet Laureate Danielle Legros Georges died on Feb. 11 in Dorchester at the age of 60. Her partner, Tom Laughlin ...