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

Do you live in North Haven? Do you find yourself waxing poetic? North Haven is seeking a new poet laureate to communicate the value of poetry and use it to engage, educate and entertain the community.

Amanda Gorman, the former National Youth Poet Laureate who gained attention when she read at President Biden’s 2021 inauguration, offered a new poem Wednesday at the Democratic National Convention.

A month out from election day, co-poets laureate Kathleen Herrmann and Jacalyn Eyvonne are pairing politics with poetry to encourage the community to vote. “Verses for Voters: A Poetic Pulse for ...

When now-poet laureate Simon Armitage retired from the Probation Service, his dad was “a bit miffed”. “I went into probation because my dad was a probation officer,” Armitage tells Big Issue. “He was ...

has been named the city's new Poet Laureate. Conley is known for her vulnerable storytelling, particularly in her poem "Papa'z Song," which explores her relationship with her absent father.

The longtime Central Texas creative with experience in poetry and theater was named to the new position in March.

NORWALK – Katherine E. Schneider, who has been appointed as Norwalk's new poet laureate, said she looks "forward to celebrating the power of poetry as a tool for expression, connection and ...