I vacillate in my opinions about bird names. Sometimes I like the names that are clear and technically descriptive. Sometimes ...

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 ...

In his latest book, Peter Kirkpatrick retrieves from Australian cultural history the compelling figure of the “ wild reciter ...

The latest from Columbia poet Gabriel Fried explores thin places between expressions of gender, between faith and doubt.

Nvidia chips take their names from pioneering figures in STEM fields like mathematics and computer science.

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.

As people across the globe celebrate World Poetry Day on March 21, we delve into the world of poetry in ancient Greece, from ...

When Sound School ninth grader Journey Rosa thinks of an average school day, they ask themself, "Why do I watch my teachers ...

Saba and No ID are two legends of Chicago hip-hop, from two different generations. Saba is the cerebral rap poet who made his name with corrosively pained classics like 2018’s Care for Me and 2022’s ...

The Laredo Border Slam Finals will feature a thrilling poetry showdown as top poets vie for a place on the 2024 team.

Friendship with a truly strange creature, plus Shark Girl’s conservation and a dinosaur’s pursuit of poetry: columnist ...