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 ...

A Nnational poetry campaign aimed at raising vital funds and increasing visibility for Scotland’s LGBTQ+ youth has announced that selected submissions will be published in a new book.

For National Poetry Month, we talk with Richard Blanco, whose “One Today” poem was read at Barack Obama’s second inauguration ...

The University of West Georgia recently welcomed Italian-based poet, Pietro Federico, for a reading of his latest collection, Most of the Stars. The collection features 50 poems, one for each U.S.

"Penguin Poets" has released two new poetry books, "The Space Between Men" by Mia S. Willis and "Is This My Final Form?" by ...

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

Limericks are one of the most famous forms of poetry in the Western world. Short and easily memorized, the five-line rhymes ...

Johnny Tillotson, the American singer-songwriter famous for his smooth vocals and earnest lyrics, passed away on April 1, ...

What’s your favorite Langston Hughes poem? Maybe it’s one you grew up with. Maybe it’s one you stumbled across in a moment of ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – Libraries, schools and cultural organizations around Massachusetts and the country celebrate April as National Poetry Month. In honor of that occasion, please enjoy the official state ...

Join others at the Ross Library on Saturday, April 12 at 1 p.m. for a special poetry reading by local poet, Charles Springer!

Joy Harjo, the first Native American Poet Laureate in the U.S., is releasing two illustrative books this month, centered ...