As Americans continue to weather the pandemic, many have been turning to poetry: According to the executive director of the Academy of American Poets, traffic to the organization’s site ...

Aspen Everett and Sage Marshall will speak about their poetry collections, “Tributaries” and “Echolocation” at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Trident Booksellers; tridentcafe.com. • Jon Reynolds ...

(Photo by Nick Ng) The WAGRO Foundation invites the public to the International Poetry Festival: Voces del Alma/Voices of the Soul Saturday, May 31 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Lynnwood Public Library.

Naheed's poem is a jolt to such public amnesia. Even the rousing poetry of Ramdhari Singh Dinkar sees mercy and peace as the end products of a righteous war. In his 'Kurukshetra', Dinkar ...

I knew was sent to grade the muddy road. Each spring, spring comes again. Like now. When the ditch becomes our Delaware. For future presidents and babies I want to hold in my hand. Carry them to ...

In a season packed with ambitious and genre-bending episodes, “The Story and the Engine” stands out as perhaps the most audacious yet. Written by Inua Ellams and directed by Makella McPherson, this ...

On the special occasion of Mother’s Day 2025, here are some heartfelt poems you can draw inspiration from, whether to add to a card, send in a message, or simply remind your mom how much she means to ...

In one of the opening texts of Nour, an anthology of poetry and imagery by Mustafa, the Canadian poet, singer, songwriter and filmmaker offers a poignant contemplation of his relationship to the ...

Gustav Parker Hibbett has been announced as the winner of the 2025 John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize for their debut poetry collection, ‘High Jump as Icarus Story’ (Banshee Press).

Acclaimed Canadian author Margaret Atwood has been named the recipient of the Griffin Poetry Prize's 2025 Lifetime Recognition Award. The Ottawa-born Atwood has published over 50 books ...

The finals of the Poetry Out Loud high school poetry competition take place in Washington, D.C., this week. NPR asked some of this year's competitors about how to master a poem. High school ...

Champagne Poetry has always been more than a flashy influencer bakery. Dan Bian made herself into a local social media star as a Cordon Bleu pastry chef who’s sustained her second business ...