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

The World Poetry Day celebration in Nigeria was organized by Providus Bank in conjunction with Professor Soyinka. While ...

All is set for the 6th Providus Bank World Poetry Day celebration which is set to hold on Friday March 21, in Lagos.

Devreaux Baker, Mendocino County’s first poet laureate, was about 19 years old when she left her home in Texas with her ...

Gov. Andy Beshear joined Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman and the Kentucky Commission on Women to commemorate Women’s History Month and the impact women have made throughout Kentucky’s history. The ...

Shelly Conley, a prominent figure in Milwaukee's poetry slam scene, has been named the city's new Poet Laureate. Conley is known for her vulnerable storytelling, particularly in her poem "Papa'z ...

Her early years were filled with adjustment — to the culture, the language, and the isolation that came from being one of the few African women in her community. “I didn’t want to lose myself because ...

Women will overthrow the Islamic system established in Iran after the 1979 revolution even if the authorities survive a military conflict, Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi said in a ...