Shakespeare reading "Hamlet" to his family, circa 1600. Most people confuse a sonnet and a poem, but they have slight differences. A sonnet is a specific type of poem, typically consisting of 14 ...

Two new books, by Janet McMillian Rives, a local poet, were released this spring. “On Horsebarn Hill: Poems” (Kelsay Books) is the author’s third poetry chapbook. Gene Twaronite notes ...

The Veterans of Foreign Wars of Edwin Frohmader Post 1879 and Auxiliary will hold its annual Buddy Poppy Campaign at local ...

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 ...

While rest of us are dealing with rising food prices and climate change, the richest among us are splashing their cash on ...

Try keeping a list of all the connections that you find. Maybe even turn one or two of them into a poem. My poem, "Metaphors," compares a poem to sparkling fireworks, a loud rocket, a quiet bloom ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Lyndsay Rush, the poet behind @maryoliversdrunkcousin on Instagram, on how she went from not liking poetry to publishing her debut book of poems, A BIT MUCH.

Amanda Gorman, a poet and activist who in 2021 made history as the youngest poet ever to read at a presidential inauguration, debuted a new poem on the third night of the Democratic convention ...

My Little Book of Poems is available for purchase online at Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com.

Poet and activist Amanda Gorman returned to the national political stage on Aug. 21, performing her spoken-word poem "This Sacred Scene" at the Democratic National Convention. Gorman told Vanity ...

Fans can buy five texts penned by Gorman. The text of her inaugural poem "The Hill We Climb" is available for purchase in a special, collectible gift edition with a foreword from Oprah Winfrey.

Amanda Gorman, the Los Angeles native who performed an original poem at the inauguration of President Joe Biden in 2021, will recite a new poem at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday.