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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 ...
Researchers are new to studying the implications of poetry for well-being and the brain. Still, it may surprise you “what a ...
Poems don’t give you news, they give you inspiration. Poems don’t give you knowledge, they heighten your sensitivity. Poems don’t give you information, they increase your empathy.
Stephanie Pacheco, a student at Borough of Manhattan Community College, wrote “Dear CUNY” to celebrate the value New York’s ...
On the eve of a new exhibition, the artist talks to Geordie Greig about his alter ego ‘Claire’, surviving emotional abuse and why when he looks at exquisite Sèvres china, he thinks ‘Eastbourne charity ...
It's not easy expressing your adoration for the woman in your life. Select some love poems for her and tell her how you ...
Corey Van Landingham, a graduate of Purdue's creative writing MFA program has published three poetry collections. Her third, "Reader, I," explores the nuances of romantic relationships in conversation ...
I think the things that are essential for creating are also essential for living, says poet Maggie Smith. There’s a lot of overlap between making things and just being a person in the world.
We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: ...
Spoken word artist K Love The Poet discusses her journey to finding purpose, performance with MC Lyte, and how poetry became her vehicle for empowerment.
One could call it a celebration of love at an especially difficult time. Shaftsbury writers Brad Peacock and James Crews, ...