Junauda Petrus, the second poet laureate of Minneapolis, plans to bring poetry to barber shops, buses and community spaces while engaging youth and elders through storytelling.

Atlanta is home to some of the most accomplished and celebrated poets in the country. To celebrate National Poetry Month, we’ve rounded up 13 collections by Atlanta poets.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

Ten years after losing his brother Raegan, @kidd_dad has found a way to keep his memory alive—not just for himself, but for the next generation. In a moving letter woven into a birthday video (which ...

Colin Farrell paid a tearful tribute to his late father, Eamon Farrell, during his funeral Mass in Dublin on Saturday morning ...

One of the late Jacques Derrida’s most useful exercises in linguistic play was to hyphenate “represent.” The word that ...

Benry Juno James ‘25 was inspired to write “dear wormwood,” while doing their homework for an intermediate poetry class last fall. Last week, the poem won the H. MacKnight Black Poetry Prize, an award ...

On Friday, June 13, 2025, vocal ensemble New York Polyphony will release its tenth commercial album, Sky of My Heart. The ensemble incorporates New York Polyphony commissions and collaborations along ...

Even standing on their own without musical accompaniment, Shemer’s lyrics were achingly beautiful and highly emotional.

Beth Gylys: After My Father: A Book of Odes (2024) Beth Gylys’ chapbook After My Father: A Book of Odes explores the ...

Harry Cluff on the debts owed by Wallace Stevens, William Carlos Williams & Rainer Maria Rilke to the painter.

Avoid flying out the Friday before Memorial Day because it's expected to draw big crowds. Many or all of the products on this page are from partners who compensate us when you click to or take an ...