A reading by American Book Award–winning poet dg nanouk okpik. okpik’s second collection of poems, "Blood Snow," tells a continuum story of a homeland under erasure, in an ethos of erosion, in a ...

Founded in 1994, the Langston Hughes Community Poetry Reading shares the work and wisdom of the Harlem Renaissance poet with the Providence community. The event brings together artists and community ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Poetry is one of the most powerful art forms we have. Since ancient times, poems — from haikus to sonnets to limericks — have ...

A framed poster of a stamp depicting Langston Hughes, who wrote some of the best poems in American history. Poetry provides the perfect way to indulge in the escapism of reading without the commitment ...

On Wednesday, April 13 at 7 p.m., avid readers and family members filled the Grolier Poetry Book Shop to listen to four poets — Jennifer Franklin, Jennifer Jean, Dzvinia Orlowsky, and Anne Elizabeth ...

Stay on top of what’s happening in the Bay Area with essential Bay Area news stories, sent to your inbox every weekday. Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and analysis to ...

But growing up, the 26-year-old'sview of poetry was heavily influenced by those two men, "both of whom were writers who have experiences that I didn't identify with as a working-class Salvadoran girl ...

On Oct. 12, the Grolier Poetry Book Shop held a reading that featured four poets: Susana H. Case, Aaron Caycedo-Kimura, Margo Taft Stever, and Mervyn Taylor. Each poet possessed a distinct voice and ...

Before teaching Persian at the University, Michelle Quay, visiting lecturer in language studies, spent several years working on a Persian poetry group at the University of Cambridge alongside Annabel ...

Sixteen students from four Columbus schools will present their poetry at the Riffe Center’s Davidson Theatre on May 3. The event, “Schooled on Poetry,” will also feature readings by local and national ...

My guest today on Poetry from Daily Life is Ken Slesarik, who lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Ken became a writer 17 years ago and after the loss of his son began to focus on grief and loss poetry. Two ...

There are poems that express fragile sensitivity, poems that strive for cosmic profundity, poems that offer up idyllic perspectives on life that we would all be wise to emulate. But chances are, those ...