Junauda Petrus, the second poet laureate of Minneapolis, plans to bring poetry to barber shops, buses and community spaces ...

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced Kathleen Driskell as Kentucky's next poet laureate Thursday, calling her "a guiding ...

Applications are due June 2, 2025, by 5 p.m. Interviews will be conducted in mid-May. The selected poet’s contract will begin after July 1, 2025. Applications are ONLY accepted through ...

The city could soon join Saratoga Springs as one of few places in the region that can boast having a poet laureate.  City ...

Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture announced Thursday, April 17, that Oppong-Yeboah will be the ...

For many people, the term Poet Laureate may draw some blank faces, and understandably so, since poetry isn’t something many people are interested in, at least not actively. But there is a deep ...

Nixon, serving as a literary arts ambassador, brings 10 years of poetry writing and performance to his new role.

Though the official induction won't happen for a few days, it was a passing of the torch moment in the Capitol Rotunda. The ...

Sacramento recognized its poet laureate ahead of the release of his new poetry book, “Unlocked: The Laureate Years.” ...

Gov. Andy Beshear joined Kentucky Poet Laureate Silas House this week to announce the appointment of award-winning poet, ...

On April 21 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Cooper Room B on Level Four of the library join local naturalist Drew Lefebvre and ...

Now, as a mother of two and in her second year as the poet laureate of Athens, Smith is using her words to connect an entire community. In this interview with Banner-Herald arts and culture ...