The Pulitzer Center congratulates the winners and finalists of the 2026 Fighting Words Poetry Contest for grades K–11! Read ...

The 2026 Georgia Author of the Year Awards feature books in the category of horror, literary fiction and poetry, among others ...

Chelsea O'Donnell was sentenced to jail in October after she was arrested three times in 2024 Jamie McCarthy/Getty; Rosie O’Donnell/Instagram Rosie O'Donnell shared a heartfelt poem about visiting her ...

From Seamus Heaney’s collected poems and Simon Armitage’s animal spirits, to prizewinners Karen Solie and Vidyan Ravinthiran Many of 2025’s most notable collections have been powered by a spirit of ...

Thanksgiving often inspires us to get a little poetic. Thinking and speaking about the things we’re grateful for is a time-honored tradition, but it can be hard to put those feelings into words.

A century ago, the Bolsheviks seized power in Russia and created the world’s first Marxist state. The dramatic events of 1917 still reverberate. His pale blue eyes are cold and penetrating. But it is ...

It’s National Poetry Month this April. Is it worth celebrating? After all, poetry doesn’t seem to be doing much to alleviate the tension in our communities. Ask some of the middle schoolers I’ve ...

This is viewer supported news. Please do your part today. In Part 2 of our in-depth interview with Palestinian writer Mosab Abu Toha, he reads several poems from his new book Forest of Noise, half of ...

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October is here — welcoming the heart of fall and gracing us with a cozy energy that makes us want to savor every moment of amber foliage and crisp, clear skies! It’s a month of festive pumpkin ...

Maya Angelou’s legacy goes beyond the body of work she shared with the world during her lifetime. Her legacy as one of the greatest writers of all time also embodies the ability she had to hold on to ...