Few individuals have left an impact as great as Maya Angelou across so many sectors. Best known for her autobiographical ...

Elizabeth Willis, since arriving on the University of Iowa campus a decade ago, has come to epitomize the iconic and esteemed ...

This student has wanted to be a writer for about as long as she can remember. Now, she has the chance to attend a two-week writing workshop at a Portland ...

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

Poetry Night considers ‘Presidential Poetry’ ...

Anpotowin Jensen will launch "Hero Dreams Shine" this spring. The book is a collection of 45 poems focusing on themes of Indigneous rescilience and self-empowerment with science woven throughout.

One way to think of poems is as the stories of a moment. All art, at its root, is a way of telling stories. Even paintings — ...

Frank X. Walker, a groundbreaking poet, educator, and literary advocate has earned a spot in the Kentucky Writers Hall of ...

Students in Park Elementary’s Gifted and Talented writing class, and a Hutchinson Middle School student acting independently were named among the winners of Southwest West Central Service ...

Dawes, who was born in Ghana, said he plans to work in schools to help revive an interest in reading and teaching poetry.

What an image,” an audience member whispered, looking at a photo displayed behind poet Claudia Rankine — it depicted a couch ...

As we celebrate Black History Month, we shine a light on individuals like Shelly Conley—a poet, performer, author, and youth ...