the Northampton poet laureate from 2017 to 2019. "Whenever folks are in an extreme situation, even people who don't ordinarily read poetry, go to poetry — for solace or celebration or protest ...

Applications are open to find Worcestershire's next Young Poet Laureate, with those aged 10-18 invited to submit poems on the theme of "courage". The winner will be announced in April. The latest ...

People aged 10-18 are invited to enter a competition to become Worcestershire's Young Poet Laureate. It is hoped the project will celebrate the poet's life and attract more visitors to Millom.

Maura Healey on Monday signed an executive order creating a position of poet laureate in Massachusetts for the first time.

Prior to the announcement, Massachusetts was one of just three states, along with New Jersey and Pennsylvania, without a poet ...