Researchers are new to studying the implications of poetry for well-being and the brain. Still, it may surprise you “what a ...

Using their analytical skills when interacting with stanzas for the first time helps students uncover deeper meaning in ...

Jean Prokott—a decade-long Century High School English teacher, the city’s third Poet Laureate, a recent recipient of a $50K ...

Quinn Mayer is ready to inspire others. In February, the fifth-year Stratford District secondary school student was selected ...

For me, poetry brings back warm childhood memories, especially of my mother’s love. As a child, I used to complain endlessly ...

In her new book, "I Am Maria," the child of the Kennedy family, broadcast journalist, wife of Arnold Schwarzenegger, and – ...

Poetry is often seen as an indulgence and/or as something reserved for certain kinds of intellectuals and artists. It can be considered inaccessible for various reasons, not the least of which being ...

We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: ...

Ever thought about writing a poem? Why not take the leap? In a new series, award-winning poet Jessica Traynor shares insights ...

Seattle inaugurated its fifth-ever Civic Poet, Dujie Tahat, in a ceremony in the City Council Chambers. Hosted by the Office ...

As a part of SU’s annual Syracuse Symposium series, New York State Poet Laureate Patricia Spear Jones read from her newest ...

Shriver recalls the ensuing “self-pity party” that included “a litany of trips to various therapists, healers, shamans, and psychics” as she attempted to work herself out of the funk. That’s when she ...