Spoken word poet, author and songwriter Jerrica “Jae” Franklin has a rule for writing poetry. She uses a pen because ink is permanent. And just like life, what has been written can be rewritten, but ...

In 2022, she was appointed the 24th poet laureate of the U.S., a role previously held by the likes of Tracy K. Smith, Joy Harjo, and Rita D ...

Breakout poet and mom Jessica Urlichs talks her new book and wows with her nuanced take on motherhood. Don't miss our ...

The Milwaukee Youth Poet Laureate receives a paid summer internship and mentorship from Woodland Pattern, shares their poetry ...

In states like Nebraska, Oklahoma, Montana, and Wyoming, poet laureates work to include rural in all duties of the office, from their poems, to their poetry workshops, to poetry readings in small-town ...

Marshall James Kavanaugh is a self-described "Dream Poet for Hire". Every sunny day you can find him in Rittenhouse Square with his Smith-Corona Sky Writer typewriter typing away. If you give him a ...

Poems rhyme some of the time; oftentimes they don’t. But what distinguishes a poem from other herds of words is how a poem combines rhythm and precision to make meaning and move us: capturing a moment ...

Paul Ruffin found just one downside when he was named the state’s poet laureate this spring: He no longer was writing poetry. Technically, that wasn’t a problem. With more than 800 published poems and ...

A form called the Golden Shovel honors the poet Gwendolyn Brooks, and you just need a newspaper to get started. By Leah Umansky Celebration and honor are two touchstones of the poetic tradition. With ...