Former Children's Laureate Michael Rosen has called the closure of libraries "a decimation". The poet, who grew up in Harrow, north-west London, said his access to libraries had influenced his ...

Oceanside’s Arts Commission is considering the creation of a poet laureate program similar to one San Diego has had since 2020. A preliminary proposal calls for the selection of a poet for a two ...

The City of Beacon and the Howland Public Library last week announced a committee has chosen Ruth Danon as the Beacon Poet Laureate for 2025-27. Danon recently also was named the Dutchess County ...

Governor Tate Reeves appointed accomplished poet Ann Fisher-Wirth, of Oxford, as the state's new Poet Laureate.

The author and poet Michael Rosen introduces and reads some of his best-known poems for children: The space on the page The 'space' is a ‘friend’ to whom Michael Rosen can tell anything. Words ...

New Poet Laureate Mark Turcotte greets people during a 60th anniversary celebration of the Illinois Arts Council on April 29, 2025, at the Illinois Governor’s Mansion in Springfield. (Brian ...

Poet Michael Rosen evoked haunting memories of the Covid pandemic in a moving poem to mark the fifth anniversary since the outbreak of the deadly virus. The writer, poet, broadcaster and former ...

Former Children's Laureate Michael Rosen has called the closure of libraries "a decimation".

UK Michael Rosen marks Covid anniversary with haunting poem of pandemic memories The former children’s laureate, 78, was rushed to hospital with Covid and put into an induced coma in intensive care.