These days, Alissa Quart’s attention has broken into strange shapes. But she has found a reprieve in one thing: poetry.

From classics to modern masterpieces, these great poetry books—recommended by poets themselves—belong on your bookshelf The ...

The job of a poet laureate is to engage Illinoisans in poetry, with each poet laureate given a small stipend to enact that ...

Focusing on how the most vulnerable and minorities face oppression in these countries, the final episode – titled Ultima Fermata (The Last Ride) – serves as an in-depth look at American poverty.

As Lauren Camp's tenure as New Mexico's Poet Laureate draws to a close, she reflects on the cultural influences that have ...

Laura Tohe, poet laureate of the Navajo Nation, has published books of poetry, oral histories and even librettos for decades, ...

Tupelo Press, a North Adams-based publisher that highlights the voices of marginalized writers. On Feb. 9, it announced that ...

WordsWest Literary Series Presents Let’s Launch Forty Bouts in the Wilderness A new poetry collection by Katy E. Ellis 6:00 pm, Wed., March 19, 2025 C & P Coffee Co, 5612 California Ave. SW Website: ...