Children don’t even read anymore. Omowunmi is trying to take over to see what can be done about it. People don’t seem to know ...

Devreaux Baker, Mendocino County’s first poet laureate, was about 19 years old when she left her home in Texas with her ...

With the theme of “Sweet Resistance,” this year’s Teen Spoken Word Festival will feature workshops, poetry slam competitions, performances, and a multitude of activities tailored to inspire and engage ...

Once, poetry was ink spilling spontaneously and consciously onto parchment, then wrapped in the folds of intimacy, passed ...

Hot Springs poet Samantha Youngs will be featured at Wednesday Night Poetry at Kollective Coffee + Tea, 110 Central Ave.

The Friends of Lorine Niedecker and Write On, Door County have announced Ohio poet Caryl Pagel as the recipient of the 2025 ...

A version of this story ran in the January / February 2025 issue. Write about the untouchable. Something out of arm’s reach, like freedom, the stars, or you. Write an ode to misfits. A poem of ...

Five English football teams are commissioning official poems for their clubs as part of a scheme to encourage youth literacy ...