Poet and activist Amanda Gorman has penned an original poem inspired by the global box office hit film, Wicked. Titled, “Do Us Good,” the poem explores themes similar to those in the film: what it ...

Cornelius Eady, a National Book Award finalist, shared an excerpt from “Proof,” an original poem he has written for Zohran ...

For the past few years, NPR has celebrated National Poetry Month by turning to the talents of our audience — your haikus, limericks, odes ... the list goes on. Earlier this month, All Things ...

Amanda Gorman, the country's first national youth poet laureate, will hit the stage at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday night to perform a brand-new poem in support of Vice President ...

NEW YORK, NY, April 4, 2025 (EZ Newswire) -- In March, The Rauch Review, the literary and cultural publication founded by Joseph Rauch, expanded its scope to include poetry book reviews and original ...

“Poetry is really for everyone,” says Paisley Rekdal, Utah’s poet laureate. So if you think you don’t like poetry, maybe it’s because you haven’t found the right poem yet. “Not every poem is for ...

We like to read because it puts our feelings into words. The opening poem in Jane Marie’s debut book “Mental Breakthrough” encapsulates the collection’s main theme and purpose: to express what we ...

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with poet Ayanna Albertson, whose videos have gone viral on TikTok, about what inspires her work. She also shares an original poem she wrote for #NPRpoetry. It's almost ...

Poetry and football. Two words you don’t often hear in the same sentence. One is a lyrical, niche art form. The other is a violent, mass-consumed sport. There’s something discordant about putting them ...

Lincoln University students will read their original poetry to a public audience Dec. 3 at Missouri River Regional Library in Jefferson City. As part of an undergraduate poetry workshop class taught ...

On Tuesday afternoon, eight student poets gathered in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library to read their work before an audience of roughly 100 members of the Yale and New Haven communities.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – The South Dakota State Poetry Society (SDSPS) is wrapping up its pilot ‘Poetry on the Road’ series with readings in Pierre, Aberdeen and Madison to celebrate National Poetry ...