On June 28, Still North Books & Bar hosted a poetry reading showcasing works of Vermont-based poet Kate Gibbel, Vermont-based poet and essayist Carlene Kucharczyk and Los Angeles-based poet and ...

Human speech is rich with rhythm. As a person speaks, certain syllables are naturally emphasized, whereas others blend into the background. In this way, regular conversation becomes poetic. Language ...

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 ...

Inside the Unity of Santa Barbara Chapel, the Blue Whale Reading Series takes place every other month. Hosts Laure-Anne Bosselar and Christine Kravetz revived the series in 2023 after founder Steve ...

Come join the Mwangi Cultural Center in their final celebration of African American Read-In Week at the Poetry Center. Come sit and read poetry by Black authors anywhere from 3:00-6:00 pm, with a ...

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.” — William Shakespeare, 'Romeo and Juliet' Ask most people for a list of the most illustrious poets of all time, ...

The Friends of the Oak Ridge Library (FOL) along with the Poetry Society of Tennessee (PST), will sponsor a reading by regional poets and a Book Sale on Saturday, April 12, at the Oak Ridge Public ...

In our fraught modern world, poets are rarely celebrities. But celebrities sometimes get their poems published. Certain people (disgruntled scribblers) may scoff at this. What do Megan Fox, James ...

For 23 years, A.O. Scott was a film critic for the New York Times. For the past five months, he has been the nation’s most prominent poetry critic, writing a monthly column that uses the Times’ ...

A look at George Yatchisin’s conversations with local book clubs and the evolving role of Santa Barbara’s poet laureate.

From Oscar Wilde in the 1880s to Adrienne Rich in the 1950s, LGBTQ+ writers have been at the forefront of poetry for centuries. Through meter and rhyme, poetry has continued to serve as an outlet for ...