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No NamesBy Greg HewettCoffee House PressA poet writing prose about music? Greg Hewett knew he was taking on a challenge.
Longtime LAist correspondent, Adolfo Guzman-Lopez, has reported on local stories for decades, traveling and meeting people ...
Here's how to help the poemless: go to the poetry shelves in the children’s section of your local library. Grab a book by ...
In 'Requiem,' her fifth book, Virginia Konchan takes the sacred seriously. She’s jocular with her subjects, including God, ...
Need to solve a challenging problem? Read or write some poetry! Compelling research demonstrates that poetry can accelerate ...
Derek Sheffield sat down with The Seattle Times to talk about the role of poet laureate, his love of language and what he’s ...
Donald Niedekker’s “Strange and Perfect Account From the Permafrost” offers an ambitious view of human history and is full of ...
While the program is fairly new, it is growing strong with a recent increase in interest. RCHS just selected its fourth poet ...
In a world flooded with cheap facsimiles of human art, will we still be able to rely on our own faculties for creation, or ...
The poet on the inspiration in his life, his dyslexia, Pat Ingoldsby, and how one poem he wrote changed his life ...
I'm in awe; writer Traci Brimhall maintained a high level of poetic output and programming across the state of Kansas.
Marilyn Narey’s main challenge in preparing her entry for Pennsylvania’s “Art of the State” contest was that she could only ...