We deserve to be on the big stages the way stand-up comedians are,” said Des Moines poet Kelsey Bigelow. “We’re using our stories and our voices. It’s just in a […] ...

FSU poetry professor James Kimbrell headlined The Jerome Stern Reading Series at The Bark, sharing work from his latest collection of poems.

The Finnish writer Tove Jansson returned from a U.S. trip with a new perspective on home—and an enduring novel.

Reading is about using your imagination and making stories come to life, but that might be hard to do when the protagonist is 20 years younger than you.

Nothing New,” which the American poet wrote in 1918, is published for the first time in The New Yorker’s Anniversary Issue.

Illinois Poet Laureate Angela Jackson shares a poem she wrote sparked by a childhood memory — but she didn't let reality get in the way of meaning.

February is Black History Month in Canada. Check out this list of buzzworthy works of fiction, nonfiction and poetry by Black ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Irish poet Pádraig Ó Tuama about a new poetry anthology he edited called "44 Poems on Being with Each Other" and his own collection called "Kitchen Hymns." ...

Dear Annie: I’ve struggled with romance for most of my life. I’m 27 and find myself repeatedly dealing with unrequited ...

TULSA, Okla. — Tulsa City-County Library (TCCL) is accepting submissions for their annual writing contests. Hobbyist, ...

After singing the Vietnamese national anthem in unison, the groups of students enthusiastically begin their lessons, which ...