The weekly Writers’ Block Poetry Night has some elements you might expect. At a recent show, many poets signed up to read pieces on grief and identity, generating snaps and applause from the audience.

Twenty-eight million American adults read poetry this year -- the highest percentage of poetry readership in more than 15 years, according to a survey of arts participation conducted by the National ...

As a young girl living in Jamaica, Queens, New York, Carmin Wong remembers that journaling helped her reflect on her ...

Sylvia Plath’s poetry writing must-have? Stolen pink paper - BOOKS: On stolen pink paper from the college where she taught, ...

On Sunday, thousands of writers and artists rallied across the country in defense of freedom of speech and to protest the political discourse of President-elect Donald Trump. Their mission, according ...

Fiesta’s 2026 El Presidente, Colin Hayward, has named Father Larry the Inaugural Poet Laureate of Fiesta. I had the pleasure of meeting Father Larry at last year’s Fiesta Pequ ...

Marco Cavazos never set out to publish a book of poetry. He’d write poems at the end of a long day, using the medium to navigate complicated emotions spurred by events in his life. Cavazos is the ...

Poetry isn’t as popular as it used to be. However, it’s still one of the most important and creative forms of literature. As it turns out, it’s fairly difficult to mess up a poetry app, apparently.

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi’s Poet Laureate Catherine Pierce will host the Mississippi Young Writers Poetry Festival, a culmination of her statewide K-12 poetry-writing initiative and competition My ...

Sign up for City Lights, our twice-weekly guide to arts and nightlife in the D.C. area. It lands in your inbox every Sunday and Thursday. Kim Roberts: It’s very ...

Poetry isn't just for highbrow bookworms and literature buffs. Recently, Instagram phenomenons like poet Rupi Kaur and her 4.4 million followers, as well as inspiring trailblazers like Amanda Gorman, ...

When artist Alfred Hutty first came to Charleston in 1919, he sent an oft-repeated message to his wife, “Come quickly. Have found heaven.” These days, Holy City open mic poetry nights are a haven for ...