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

We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: ...

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

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

BYU professor of English Lance Larsen has been writing poetry for four decades. His poems are regularly published in leading ...

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

Austin has now joined the ranks of Texas cities who have a designated poet laureate.

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

2025 Young Fenland Poet Laureate, Isla Jackson (Image: Tim Chapman) The runner-up in the Fenland Poet Laureate Awards was Toni Fell with her poem, "Starter Home," while Paul Dance took third place ...

Dr. Melba Joyce Boyd, BA ’71, MA ‘72, a celebrated poet and author, was named Michigan’s third poet laureate. The announcement, made in February by the Michigan Department of Education and the Library ...

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