He is about to become the first poet to headline a UK arena, but says he isn't ready for national treasure status.

"What do you get for that, poet laureate? £70 a year and a barrel of sherry? Not interested." He cackles loudly again. Getty Images Clarke once said William Shakespeare and Charles Baudelaire are ...

For 176 years, the city Austin had no poet laureate. Plenty of creative people hung out here. The official post, however, did ...

Katherine E. Schneider, described as a civically engaged poet, will serve a two-year term to promote creative expression and ...

Aside from being Clark County’s current poet laureate, Ashley “Ms. AyeVee” Vargas has represented Las Vegas in the ...

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John Cooper Clarke is nicknamed the punk poet and the bard of Salford [Getty Images] ...

Aquarter of the way through this century, regime change has become a canonical term. It signifies the overthrow, typically but not exclusively by the United States, of governments around the world ...

From awards-laden lyricists to those whose creativity has reached new heights of expression, these musicians could – and should – be considered poets. A master of what many would deem ...

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Patty is survived by her children, Dwight (Sherry) Martin and Lindsey (Austin Reed) Martin; her grandchildren, Andrew Richeson, Addison Reed and Makalah Reed; her siblings, Roger (Debra ...