Fresno’s seventh poet laureate will be honored at Fresno City Hall and recite a poem for Fresno following the proclamation. The Fresno Arts Council ...

Researchers are new to studying the implications of poetry for well-being and the brain. Still, it may surprise you “what a ...

In tough times, Amanda Johnston is creating a community of gratitude with contributions from poets all across the state.

World Poetry Day is observed annually on March 21 to pay tribute to poets. It also aims to promote the reading, writing, and teaching of poetry worldwide. Poetry is a form of art and culture.

He and Amanda Johnston, the state of Texas’ poet laureate, celebrated the program’s creation by Austin City Council with the event “Austin Is a Poem” in September. A note to readers ...

Navigate your way into this beautiful art form with this list of the most famous poems ever written. What jumps into your mind when you think of the most famous poems ever written? Shakespearean ...

At a loss for words? Poetry expresses the feelings we struggle to convey. Open any poetry book for proof: You’ll find love poems for romantic moments, silly rhymes for kids and limericks for ...

The astonishing text at the heart of this book, after 9/11, acquired a prophetic as ... Few political poems strike emotional pay dirt with such consistency and effect as ‘September 1, 1939’. In the ...

But there's a problem: "pius" Aeneas, as he's called in the poem (meaning dutiful and, for lack of a better term, job-oriented), has his eyes on his mission to found a new city for his people ...