The arts are often written off as worthless, or certainly not worth the federal funding that they receive. But young poets ...

The State Library of Louisiana announced that Julie Kane, professor emerita of English at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches was named the winner of the 26th Louisiana Writer Award.

Boston-based writer Porsha Olayiwola is the spring artist-in-residence for Michigan State University’s Womxn of Color ...

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

BYU professor of English Lance Larsen has been writing poetry for four decades. His poems are regularly published in leading ...

Two national organizations have recognized University of Mississippi professor Aimee Nezhukumatathil for her work in poetry, ...

After Ukraine’s second-largest city showed no sign of caving and civilian casualties mounted, the White House relented after ...

The second annual Chicharra Poetry Slam Festival returns to Albuquerque for five days this week, drawing over 75 of the top poets and spoken word artists from 30 cities across the United States. Like ...

This event is more than just a competition; it’s a platform where young people can confidently express themselves, break down barriers, and engage meaningfully with others.” Throughout the weekend, ...

He thus enriched world literature with more than twenty titles that will forever remain testaments to his passion for poetry and the struggles it embodies. Today, Haiti loses one of its greatest ...

Our Collective Voices, a poetry reading celebrating the poetry and work of Loveland’s current poet laureate, Lynn Kincanon, ...

The Teen Spoken Word Festival boasts an impressive lineup of special guests, including both local and nationally-recognized poets such as Porsha Olayiwola, Boston’s former Poet Laureate and Emerson ..