Longtime ‘Independent’ contributor joins a “League of Laureates” that includes Melinda Palacio, Emma Trelles, Laure-Anne ...

On the first Friday of April, we head to the café for the latest installment of Cambridge Night Readings, a weekly series ...

Established in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets, National Poetry Month is an annual celebration held every April that ...

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

Countercurrent to the striking silhouettes and strict angles that once defined the modern furniture and decor industry, ...

Literature is about more than telling stories; it is about sharing perspectives and experiences that can open our eyes. Books ...

For the ninth year, Books in Bloom will return to Columbia with bibliophiles of all ages able to come together and enjoy the ...

Out of the 157,000 students that participated in Poetry Out Loud nationwide this school year, 55 are now advancing to the 2025 National Finals May 6-7 in Washington, DC, where one ...

National Poetry Month can help anyone find something new to explore. And with resources like booklists and personalized ...

When you can read it: April 15, 2025 Veprinska, author of Empathy in Contemporary Poetry after Crisis, was a finalist in the Ralph Gustafson Poetry Contest, shortlisted for the Austin Clarke Prize ...

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

A few in particular go by the title “_____ as” and list various words with some relation to one ... Though some might believe that this lack of depth reflects a fault in all modern poetry, many ...