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 ...

He’s a perceptive reader, and he has a knack for writing about poems in ways that lend shape and even excitement to the act of reading and thinking about them. He’s also comfortable ignoring some of ...

For certain, we in the Berkshires are proud of our gardens, and there is a delight in the air when spring weather invites the ...

The Writer’s Block in the Spenard neighborhood of Anchorage often celebrates Second Saturdays with a poetry slam. Vered Mares ...

Emily Dickinson explained what the feeling of writing poetry is like, “If I feel physically as if the top of my head were ...

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 ...

Many fitness coaches incorporate mantras or mottos when working with clients for motivation. Experts suggest each person find a particular phrase that speaks to them.

April is National Poetry Month. Celebrated across the U.S. and Canada, the observance spreads appreciation and awareness for ...

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 ...

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

Atlanta is home to some of the most accomplished and celebrated poets in the country. In the past few years, local poets have ...

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