Peggy Shumaker, a stalwart supporter of Alaska writers and the larger arts community, is a professor emerita from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and a former Alaska writer laureate. Author of nine ...

We want people who are invested in poetry to be satisfied and engaged in it. But, while we don’t want it to be simplified or pandering, we also want it to be accessible to people who are not. I mean, ...

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

Haiku can serve as a catalyst for discussion and creativity as students work together to create their own poems.

Stephanie Pacheco, a student at Borough of Manhattan Community College, wrote “Dear CUNY” to celebrate the value New York’s ...

Using their analytical skills when interacting with stanzas for the first time helps students uncover deeper meaning in ...

As an esteemed poet and a retired professor of philosophy at UW-Milwaukee, John Koethe kept those two worlds separate. “I ...

National poetry month was started in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets, and encourages people to pay attention to and ...

We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: maybe because it came as an unexpected gift from a friend or loved one, or in ...

Poets interested in being a part of this event are encouraged to email their submissions to [email protected] by the April ...

Poems will be curated by Ethan Shantie, host of NCPR's The HOWL Podcast. Ethan is the author of three collections of poetry, ...

Seattle Reads is the library’s citywide book group, with more than 20 programs planned in April and May, including events with U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón on May 16 and 17. Find a copy of “You Are ...