CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The Academy of American Poets has awarded Cincinnati poet Manuel Iris a prestigious national award.

The arts are often written off as worthless, or certainly not worth the federal funding that they receive. But young poets ...

The State Library of Louisiana announced that Julie Kane, professor emerita of English at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches was named the winner of the 26th Louisiana Writer Award.

The first to fill that position, administered by the Austin Public Library for a two-year term, is veteran theater artist and ...

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

Since getting into poetry as a teenager, Masaki Takahashi has been performing with a style that bridges the gap between ...

As an English and creative writing professor at UAA for nearly 25 years, Sexton spurred young writers to chase opportunity ...

Lincoln wildlife photographer Joel Sartore was recently named Nebraskan of the Year for his contributions to wildlife ...

On March 22, 1929, the California legislature in a joint resolution names a man who spent his boyhood hunting ducks and geese in Sutter County as California’s second poet laureate.

Women's History Month Award Reception honored 11 different women, including business owners, teachers, and community ...

Poets gathered at the Public Works Art Center in Summerville Friday, March 14, for a night of readings that ranged from ...

For the first time in its history, Massachusetts is going to name a state poet laureate. The appointee will be in charge of ...