Poetry makes nothing happen. A popular W.H. Auden line to quote and debate the idea that poetry lacks utility.

Grief, loss, and hope in the face of violence and tragedy, echoing through poetry and memory.

Karan expressed condolences to victims' families and called for justice. Bigg Boss 18 winner Karan Veer Mehra opened up about the backlash he received for reciting a ...

Poet Kim Hyesoon is now an honorary foreign member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The academy on April 23 released its list of 248 members to be inducted this year on its website. Kim ...

This is the exact paradigm Willie Nelson followed, as he first started practicing his craft when he wrote his first ever poem at six years old. It wasn’t a masterpiece by any means, but it got ...

My encounter with Spanish-Latin American poetry began entirely by chance. In 1959, I was admitted to the Department of Chinese Language and literature at Peking University (PKU) but was redirected ...

About five years later, the poem is at the centre of another kind of reckoning, one that raises questions about artistic ownership, ethics and consent: Aziz alleges lines from his poem were used ...

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - The 2025 Great Lakes Poetry Festival continues in Marquette this week. On Tuesday night, former poet laureate Kimberly Blaeser read several poems from her published books.

April is National Poetry Month — a time set aside each year to celebrate the written and spoken word in all its richness. Established by the Academy of American Poets in 1996, this national ...

A North Salinas High School student has been named the 2025 and 2026 Monterey County Youth Poet Laureate for the Arts Council for Monterey County. She officially begins her term on May 1.

LYNN — At Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, the city announced its first poet laureate with a unanimous yes for Michelle “LaPoetica” Richardson. It was an emotional moment for ...

These poems, along with countless others, serve as beacons of hope and inspiration, reminding us that we all have a role to play in creating a sustainable future. By embracing the messages ...