W. J. Lofton’s captivating and lyrical new poetry collection, boy maybe, encompasses his Southern upbringing as well as his experiences with being Black and queer. The Chicago-born, Alabama-raised ...

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 ...

Award-winning poet laureate and former probation officer, Simon Armitage, has crafted an ode to those working in the ...

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 ...

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

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

I think it’s a very valid request that you just call me so I don’t have to dedicate 10 percent of my brain to this job ...

Having someone that you adore and enjoy spending time with is a great experience. When in love, it is common to share cute little messages every time. Tell your partner how much you love them and miss ...

She was into sadness … for reasons. The point is, your description of how you feel, with specifics, is like a poem. “I want to love you. I shudder when you say you love me because I am scared ...