My guest this week on Poetry from Daily Life is Janet Wong, who lives in Gig Harbor, Washington. Janet is a graduate of Yale ...

This year the triennial James River Writers/Richmond magazine Shann Palmer Poetry Contest, which is named for the late Shann ...

The first two great American poets were both women. Neither of them was named Emily Dickinson, who came later. And one of ...

ARIANA BENSON’s collection Black Pastoral (University of Georgia Press, 2023) has received the LENORE MARSHALL POETRY PRIZE. This $25,000 award recognizes the most outstanding book of poetry published ...

Ebony Readers/Onyx Theater, a spoken word poetry collective for people of color, aims to normalize underrepresented stories ...

"I Must Become a Menace to My Enemies" by June Jordan JOSÉ OLIVAREZ: I’m attracted to the way the poem’s rage is grounded in ...

a queer Black poet and essayist from Virginia; Nicholas Gulig, a Thai-American poet from Wisconsin; and Steven Espada Dawson, ...

Abolition Row Park will come alive at this free event from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5. with the poetry and music of ...

Dr. Michael Aderibigbe, assistant professor in the English program and a member of its prestigious Center for Writers ...

Percival Everett’s “James,” Salman Rushdie’s “Knife” and Diane Seuss’ “Modern Poetry” are among the honorees. Winners will be ...

If you're looking to make plans, we've got you covered! Things To Do rounds up local events happening this week in the ...

PW’s editors select an enticing variety of works for adults, from holiday-themed mysteries to sweeping poetry anthologies.