CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The Academy of American Poets has awarded Cincinnati poet Manuel Iris a prestigious national award.

The State Library of Louisiana announced that Julie Kane, professor emerita of English at Northwestern State University in ...

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

San Francisco’s Poet Laureate Tongo Eisen-Martin has been awarded Yale University’s prestigious Windham-Campbell Prize. The $175,000 literary award aims to provide writers the financial means to focus ...

The book’s introduction is by poet Ogden Nash, whose name is attributed to more than 500 humorous poems, including “Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker.” When I spotted Nash’s poem about ...

Schneider as the city’s new Poet Laureate. Schneider will serve a two-year term beginning March 17 and will promote poetry and creative expression throughout the community. As a local resident and ...

In ‘Culture Club’, Melanie Oliveiro examines the book compilation, "Waves Rising: Collected Works of Ho Poh Fun & Responses", published by Pagesetters Services. It contains essays, short stories and ...

Just being around books and writers is going to be a thrill for me.” That said, he admits his time as laureate “has been draining” and jokes that when it ends, he plans to go on holiday ...

Applications are open for the WHAM Art Center’s 2025-2026 West Valley Youth Poet Laureate competition, which celebrates young poets and their contributions to the arts. “This marks our third year ...

FRANKFORT — With the Kentucky River as a backdrop, Kentucky poet laureate Silas House and other environmental advocates spoke out last Tuesday against a bill that would limit state regulation of ...

Shelly Conley, a prominent figure in Milwaukee's poetry slam scene, has been named the city's new Poet Laureate ... who recently released her book "Rewind - A Cathartic Autobiography" has been ...