When our Poet Laureate Chris Tse had his term extended, he embraced it as a gift of extra time, something all writers welcome. His tenure is just about to end with a final event at Word Christchurch, ...

The late Poet Laureate of Kentucky, Jesse Hilton Stuart, published 2,000 poems, 460 short stories, and more than 60 books.

Chicago hip-hop star Chance the Rapper is releasing a new album. Why it matters: The Grammy Award-winning artist has grown to become the city's unofficial poet laureate and his generation's Studs ...

Birmingham’s poet laureate, Salaam Green, is a recipient of the prestigious Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowship ...

This year will feature something new in the “Poetry Share at the Fair” event Aug. 9, in which poets who have submitted work ...

Salaam Green, Birmingham’s inaugural poet laureate, is one of 23 recipients of the Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowship. The fellowship awards a total of $1.1 million to support ...

Shreveport contemporary artist and poet, Poetic X, has been awarded for his poetry programs that uplift the arts.

The Academy of American Poets announces its list of 23 new poet laureate fellows, awarding them a total of $1.1 million dollars across the United States.

Junauda Petrus, poet laureate for the city of Minneapolis and author of the children’s book, “Can We Please Give the Police ...

Caridad Moro-Gronlier was selected as one of the Academy of American Poets' 2025 Poet Laureate Fellows.

The Academy will award $50,000 fellowships to 23 poets laureate across the U.S., while also providing more than $95,000 in ...

A new festival for American Indian arts and storytelling comes to Missoula and the Northside outdoor movie series begins.