THE atmospheric setting of Liskeard Library transformed into a sanctuary of verse as Poet Laureate Simon Armitage graced the historic Cornish town with his presence. The visit marked another memorable ...

Hay Festival has unveiled the full programme for its 38th spring edition in Hay-on-Wye, Wales, with more than 600 events over 11 days, 22 May–1 June 2025.

Bilston’s approach to poetry is humorously inventive, and his connection with Twitter ingeniously captures the rhythm of ...

Nobel laureate Han Kang.Credit: Getty Images The blank, frozen landscape serves as a canvas for Han, a space where history becomes as vivid as the present. The narrative quickly slips away from ...

Tohe, poet laureate of the Navajo Nation, has published books of poetry, oral histories, even librettos for decades, often retelling 200 years of Navajo history, from boarding schools to the Long Walk ...

McDaniel was named the poet laureate of Tulare in 1975. Blanks will read from her book during the program led by Matthew Woodman, Kern County's poet laureate from 2019 to 2023. Kern's first poet ...

to find a local poet to hold the honorary title of Poet Laureate for one year, opens on Saturday. Throughout the year the Poet Laureate will work with Stamford Arts Centre, Stamford Town ...

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One such voice was Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel, known as the "Okie Poet," who chronicled the life of the Dust Bowl refugees throughout the San Joaquin Valley.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — The City of Rockford, the Rockford Area Arts Council, and the Rockford Public Library have named a new Poet Laureate and Youth Poet for 2025. Lydia Kozlowski has been ...

CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Arts Council will host the Poetry Out Loud State Finals Competition at 10 a.m. Monday at the Surbrugg/Prentice Auditorium at Laramie County Community College. Awards will ...

Patricia Forde, the current Laureate na nÓg, is urging adults to read Irish language books with the children and young people in their lives, to help foster a love of the Irish language among the ...