Did you know Orlando has a poet laureate? Spoken-word artist Shawn Welcome went from homeless to being in high-demand. Buddy ...

Ezekiel Moses, a ninth grader at Bexley High School, won the Ohio Poetry Out Loud competition. Moses advanced to the national ...

Spoken-word poets in Cameroon are using their art form to help communities cope with traumas left by the ongoing civil war.

Starting today, we’ll have a week of games, videos and essays to help you along the way. First up: readings by Ina Garten, ...

Written & Performed by Award Winner Heather Alexander is premiered at Brighton Fringe this coming weekend. Definitely ...

Poems can evoke laughter, tears, and thoughtful reflection. Recent research has shown their therapeutic effects: how they can reduce stress, relieve grief, and increase well-being.

Pink Floyd was like “driving away from a dodgy wedding with cans dragging behind the car, rattling all the time” ...

When Ada Limon became the U.S. poet laureate back in 2022, she took that moment to reflect on poetry's power to connect or to ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Jill Escher, president of the National Council on Severe Autism, about Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy's remarks this month on autism.

Community Library Sedona hosted the second of four scored poetry readings in the competition to become the first Sedona Poet ...

WHYY’s Jennifer Lynn and Susan Phillips explore the beauty of nature through poetry, featuring iconic poets like Amanda Gorman, Walt Whitman and Allen Ginsberg.