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Poems from centuries ago can stand in dialogue with painters speaking to their contemporaries, and calligraphy serves as a ...

Governor Jim Pillen announced the new state poet in a ceremony on Monday. Jewel Rodgers, an Omaha native, was named the new ...

As Louisiana Poet Laureate, Alison Pelegrin, writer in residence at Southeastern Louisiana University, is Louisiana’s acting ...

Cynghanedd, the ancient Welsh art of poetic harmony, weaves rhythm, rhyme and alliteration into intricate patterns.

With a rich history in teaching and producing top-tier writing, the University of Iowa has gotten creative not just in the ...

This corner of France is one - but from Baker Street station to the Oxford suburbs, others are far from exotic ...

Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's other abiding interest was 'shayari' and he often employed verses to launch attacks ...

Some friends and I, with too much time on our hands, have long been collecting examples of such expressions, which we call ...

The Southern literary scene thankfully grew more diverse, and these days in Nashville you can find poetry slams, literary pop ...

Mort's collection "Music for the Dead and Resurrected" won the 2021 International Griffin Poetry Prize and the 2022 UNT Rilke Prize. Her other honors include a 2021 Rome Prize in literature and ...