The finals of the Poetry Out Loud high school poetry competition take place in Washington, D.C., this week. NPR asked some of this year's competitors about how to master a poem.

April 22, 2025 • Nature has inspired poets for generations, and today Alabama's former Poet Laureate, Jennifer Horne, visits In Focus for Earth Day and National Poetry Month. April 18 ...

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - The 2025 Great Lakes Poetry Festival continues in Marquette this week. On Tuesday night, former poet laureate Kimberly Blaeser read several poems from her published books.

WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor Among the highlights was poet Allen Ginsberg, who delivered his poem “Earth Pollution,” marking ... it is a mockingbird — someone else’s song. JL: We ...

A celebration of shared themes The event underscored the richness of contemporary Arab poetry, highlighting shared themes of memory, identity, and freedom, and fostering cultural exchange between ...

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This story was originally published on March 30, 2020, and has been updated. A great poem can be there for you — just like other works of art you hold dear. It can help you process sadness, anger or ...

Mitchell's latest poem recalls "Water Days," when the city's growth led it to begin sourcing its water from the Illinois River. "As in most of my previous poems for this project, I mix personal ...

The 50 Kabir songs that have been included — and translated with such flexibility and flamboyance by Anand — relinquish any claims of authenticity. They are retellings by various singers such ...

The concert will feature two primary works: Snow Angel, with text and music by Sarah Quartel when she was a sophomore in college, and Forever Songs, with music by Joel ... the event will also ...

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