Michael Laskey says he is "still finding it hard to believe" after receiving the recognition.

Iris Murdoch, the formidable Irish and British novelist and philosopher, died in 1999. Since then, the Murdoch industry has ...

Through 'Feng Shui Poetry in the Parks,' launched by West Hollywood's poet laureate and nurtured by a local English teacher, ...

Michael Laskey has been awarded the King's Gold Medal for Poetry for the year 2025. The 81-year-old said he is "completely astonished" to find out he was winning the medal, which was established by ...

Caroline Kennedy's latest book comes with an agenda: to encourage a return to poetic memorization and recitation that both families and schools once considered routine. In Poems to Learn by Heart, ...

Maya Angelou’s legacy goes beyond the body of work she shared with the world during her lifetime. Her legacy as one of the greatest writers of all time also embodies the ability she had to hold on to ...

At farmers’ markets on Oahu, a poem can become more than words on paper. It can become a keepsake, a love note or a way to ...

The Poetry Zone still meets at the Karpeles Manuscript Museum, though these days, only a few gather around a patio table in ...

A young poet, praised for her "passion and originality", has been appointed as East Yorkshire's first young poet laureate. Elspeth Snelling, from Beverley, will receive six months' mentorship and has ...

Sylvie Terjesen, a Canyon Crest Academy junior, won the regional Poetry Out Loud recitation competition Tuesday. Next she’ll ...

John Contreras is one of Milwaukee's hardest-working typewriter poets. He will be at the OnMilwaukee Spelling Bee and ready ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — On Saturday, February 14, Poetry Palooza’s Favorite Poem Project returns on Valentine’s Day at RDG Planning & Design, 301 Grand Avenue. A diverse group of 12 leaders from Central ...