Derek Sheffield sat down with The Seattle Times to talk about the role of poet laureate, his love of language and what he’s ...

Ezequiel Correa, 17, will serve as this year's Youth Poet Laureate alongside four Youth Poet Ambassadors. Long Beach’s 2025 Youth Poet Laureate Ezequiel Correa. (Photo courtesy city of Long Beach).

Durango is getting its own Poet Laureate, a poet officially hired by a government or institution to write poems for special events and occasions. In fact, the city is getting two laureates. The ...

Long Beach established its Youth Poet Laureate program in 2023, with Claire Beeli named as the city’s inaugural Youth Poet Laureate that year. In 2024, the title went to Helena Donato-Saap, a ...

This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Shopper Blog: Linda Parsons named Knoxville's fifth Poet ...

Linda Parsons becomes Knoxville's fifth Poet Laureate, following Joseph Woods, and is recognized for her literary contributions including a recent publication “Valediction: Poems and Prose.” ...

Teens With a Purpose will host FUSE Fest from noon to 6 p.m. July 12 at Purpose Park, just east of downtown Norfolk.

Laman Ismayilova Read more This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Bakhtiyar Vahabzade, a prominent figure of ...

Members of the Upper Merion Area High School Class of 2025 celebrated graduation last week as they celebrated during a June 9 ...

On Sunday, the festival will present eight poets: Jack Crimmins, Lisa Shulman, Dave Holt, Melissa Eleftherion, readings from ...

It was the 160th anniversary of June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers finally arrived in Texas to enforce the Emancipation ...