Dawes, who was born in Ghana, said he plans to work in schools to help revive an interest in reading and teaching poetry.

Dawes, who has written dozens of books of poetry, fiction, essays and criticism, looks to celebrate Jamaican writing, oral ...

Danielle Legros Georges, a writer and teacher who was born in Haiti and served as Boston's Poet Laureate under Mayor Martin J. Walsh, died on Feb. 11 at her home in Dorchester, according to a post ...

Jack is amazing, he’s been a teacher and poet for years and he is so much fun to work with because he's funny and has so many ...

The legendary folk singer is among 250 being considered for President Donald Trump's proposed "Garden of American Heroes." ...

"I'm extremely excited to get to know the people of Cincinnati and for them to get to know me and to see how we create this ...

Picture book author Mac Barnett has been named the Library of Congress' new ambassador for young people's literature. He discusses what the role means when engaging kids in reading can be a struggle.

Danielle Legros Georges, a writer and teacher who was born in Haiti and served as Boston's poet laureate under Mayor Martin J ...

Art is for making games’, he writes, ‘that’s the message for today’. But even among his admirers it feels as if there’s a lingering misconception about Raworth: that because his work is funny, ...

In 2014, she was chosen youth poet laureate of Los Angeles and not a ... and danced and sang her way through the southeastern United States. She played at the Cotton Club and the Apollo Theatre ...