When children write poetry, they often jump in with only a vague idea then follow where it leads — adults can do that, too, ...

Smith College will present a reading by poet Dean Young at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 29, in Weinstein Auditorium, Wright Hall. The event is free and open to the public. Assisted listening devices are ...

A Missouri native who made her home in Texas, she drew on the Hill Country’s rugged beauty while writing westerns and historical novels.

If the young poets were nervous, it didn't show. Each of the teenage bards walked or bounded onstage and recited her or his verses with self-assurance and enthusiasm - apparently undaunted by the ...

All young poets are invited to attend. Don’t be like me and allow fear to imprison your words until your mid-thirties.

Mississippi’s Poet Laureate Catherine Pierce will host the Mississippi Young Writers Poetry Festival, a culmination of her statewide K-12 poetry-writing initiative and competition My Town Mississippi ...

Basic Books. $4.95. Poetry, like steam, is made under pressure. In Russia the pressure of totalitarian control on a rapidly enlarging spirit of freedom keeps poetry hissing-hot.

Tennessee Voices, Episode 300: Alora Young, poet and author of 'WALKING GENTRY HOME' The Tennessee Voices podcast brings readers conversations with authors of insightful and compelling guest columns.

Kaveh Akbar is an up-and-coming young poet who has won numerous awards for poems that explore themes of spirituality and addiction.

Wolff also led visual arts workshops for the program. The books were edited by Mastheads Literary Director Sarah Trudgeon — who led the poetry workshops and taught students to throw out rules and ...

Aging Well: Writing keeps Hawaii-born author, poet feeling young "It helps me so much, poetry. It really helped me process everything going on. So I knew others would benefit, too," said Frances ...