It’s National Poetry Month this April. Is it worth celebrating? After all, poetry doesn’t seem to be doing much to alleviate the tension in our communities. Ask some of the middle schoolers I’ve ...

Think you have a way with words? The Poetry Slay Challenge by Keno Publications invites poets, writers and logophiles to an evening in Nicosia dedicated to performance poetry. This Thursday night ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Literary Cleveland, the nonprofit organization and creative writing center working to elevate local writers and their work, is bringing back their Cleveland Poetry Festival.

In this episode, The Daily covers open mic poetry reading at the Evanston Public Library to celebrate National Poetry Month. CYDNEY BROWN: Do you ever wonder if it’s gunshots or it’s thunder?

The role of Spokane poet laureate asks laureates to, putting it plainly, bring poetry to one and all. To do this, laureates host classes and workshops, among other projects, which give members of ...

“In poetry that is lyrical and quick-witted, gentle and devastatingly frank, Cowley Heller contemplates time, marriage, and motherhood. Her words will envelop you and bring you to the water’s ...

April is National Poetry Month in the United States, a time to celebrate and bring to light the poets and poetry that have shaped our nation. In honor of the month, I took a peek at Boston’s ...

Poetry Out Loud is a national arts education program that encourages the study of great poetry. Poetry Out Loud is a national arts education program that encourages the study of great poetry by ...

Meet your poem Rhythm and rhyme Made in N.Y.C. Greet the day Keep your poem By A.O. Scott and Aliza Aufrichtig Someone once defined poetry as “memorable speech.” By that standard, each of us ...

That’s what poetry does and that’s what psychotherapy does. It asks you to slow down and consider the words. Through words an individual explains themself. Through words they reveal themself.

Truth requires a certain amount of bravery. FM: Your poetry has been continuously published since you were in high school. What do you hope to express or achieve with your arts? How has your ...