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 ...

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

has been named the city's new Poet Laureate. Conley is known for her vulnerable storytelling, particularly in her poem "Papa'z Song," which explores her relationship with her absent father.

Dr. Melba Joyce Boyd, a distinguished professor, has been named Michigan's third poet laureate. Boyd is an award-winning author with 13 published books and a passion for promoting poetry.

The Tompkins County Legislature appointed Dan Rosenberg as the county’s Poet Laureate on Tuesday evening. Rosenberg succeeded Janie E. Bibbie to become the 12th Poet Laureate of Tompkins County.

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.

KINGSTON, 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 ...

Skillings was one of three people selected for the 2025-27 Kenosha/Racine Poets Laureate Program. She is a Racine poet laureate. The Kenosha/Racine Poets Laureate Program, which began in 2011 ...