SIERRAVILLE — Around 20 people were in attendance at the old Sierraville School in Sierraville on Thursday, January 29, to witness the competition to determine this year’s Sierra County Poetry Out ...

Coloratura mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato jumped at the chance to sing a song cycle based on Emily Dickinson's poetry by ...

Nilo Cruz is, first and foremost, a poet. Though he rose to prominence as a playwright when he won the Pulitzer Prize for drama for his play “Anna in the Tropics,” a play commissioned by Miami’s ...

Chicago Poet Laureate Mayda del Valle reflects on her journey from the South Side to Broadway and beyond.

It’s been described as embarrassing, clichéd or “unhelpful singsong.” Many poets dislike it too, but it’s a style they’ve learned from each other.

Poetry is alive and well in Sedona and the Verde Valley, exemplified by events over the last week. At the dedication on ...

On Sunday, January 25, 2026, poetry took center stage in Amador County as families, students, and community members gathered ...

File photo by Don Nelson From left, competitors in the 2025 Poetry Out Loud contest at The Merc Playhouse were Liam Kiefer, Firn Pepper, Aliyah Odion, third-place finisher Elliot Pixie-Plott, ...

While playing Coffin Dance on a public piano, a stranger suddenly started shouting poetic lines in rhythm with the music. It turned into one of the most unexpected and creative moments I’ve had during ...

Ahead of a slate of announcements coming next week, Microsoft Advertising says advertisers can now add up to 50 search themes to Performance Max campaigns — a significant increase from previous limits ...

It’s been darker than usual this year. Let some light in at La Mama’s Poetry Electric Social Solstice party. Poems working for justice! Well, we can use all the help we can get to even begin to ...