She will be installed as the 4 th Poet Laureate of St. Louis City on Monday June, 2 at 6 p.m. at the City Hall Rotunda. ... Illinois, where she recited speeches for Christmas and Easter.

Through a powerful blend of creative interpretation and ancestral memory, an Alabma town reckons with its past and begins to ...

Marcus Amaker, the first poet laureate of Charleston, South Carolina, said many Black residents of South Carolina became afraid to go to church, a fear that lingers to this day. “Going to church, ...

Through her arts collective, Saint Heron, the musician, writer, sculptor, designer, and curator’s performance series Eldorado Ballroom arrives at the famed Houston venue where she “first started to ...

Wyoming is many things to many people, but public land is why they come and why they stay, writes guest columnist Chris Madson.

The Putnam County Library District is set to offer a variety of free historical programs in early July at different locations ...

PYGMALION has just dropped their full lineup for 2025, and, boy, is it packed. The festival will be taking place from ...

2020 - John Prine was named the first honorary poet laureate of Illinois. Prine died of coronavirus three months earlier. The singer was born in Maywood, Illinois, and was a staple in the Chicago folk ...

Both saw life as absurd. Camus chose struggle. Cossery chose leisure. One pushed the boulder up; the other watched it roll by ...

Derek Sheffield sat down with The Seattle Times to talk about the role of poet laureate, his love of language and what he’s ...

Ruth Stone’s legacy is carried on by her granddaughter and current Vermont poet laureate Bianca Stone. She says her poetry is ...

A preliminary proposal calls for the selection of a poet for a two-year term that would include public readings, school ...