In four new collections, a frank look at disability, a celebration of domestic life (and dogs), a gathering of hushed moments ...

DEAR READERS: Wishing you and your families a very happy Easter and Passover. Spring is a time to get outdoors and play. It ...

Joy Harjo joined OU English professor Jake Skeets for a conversation about Native American writers and literature in Copeland ...

“Spring still makes spring in the mind / When sixty years are told: / Love wakes anew this throbbing heart, / And we are ...

It is a time when the flowers begin to bloom and kittens are born. Below are some of my favorite poems about spring and joy and the innocence and beauty of childhood. “Spring” by William Blake ...

Joy Harjo, the 23rd U.S. Poet Laureate and member of the Muscogee Nation, is more than just an accomplished artist—she's a ...

Do whatever takes the pressure off—a circle of friends exchanging chocolate-wrapper poems Secret Santa–style could offer more joy and connection than you might expect. 3. Engage with live poetry.

Uganda’s innocence was burnt to the ground/When fire raged through a dormitory/Like a storm without a conscience…,” goes the ...

An admired and longtime poet whose subjects range from school integration to the memories of Holocaust survivors has won a $100,000 prize given for “exceptional talent.” Poets ...

Music, poetry and joy mark the first Benjamin Zephaniah Day tribute - The dub poet, who appeared in hit BBC show Peaky Blinders, died at the age of 65 in December 2023, shortly after being diagnosed ...