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Kano International Poetry Festival (KABFEST) has called for poetry submissions for its 2025 edition scheduled to hold September 11 to 13.
Entertainment ‘I want people to read my poems and think ‘maybe I do like poetry’' - Siobhán Flynn, winner of the 2025 Mairtín Crawford Award for Poetry David Roy chats to Dublin poet ...
Poetry for the stars: Calgary's TikTok poet Josie Balka has some very famous fans By Eric Volmers Published May 15, 2025 Last updated May 15, 2025 ...
Mississippi's 2025 Poetry Out Loud Recitation Contest.Serving on today's panel of Judges are poet, short story writer, prince Scholar and instructor of English at Jackson State University, C Liegh ...
For 23 years, A.O. Scott was a film critic for the New York Times. For the past five months, he has been the nation’s most prominent poetry critic, writing a monthly column that uses the Times ...
Emerging research finds that poetry can help us feel happier, healthier, and more connected to each other.
Johnny Tillotson, the chart-topping singer behind the Sixties hit "Poetry in Motion," has died at the age of 86.
Seamus Heaney Fellow, Fiona Benson, has chosen her shortlist of four for this year’s Moth Poetry Prize, and commended a further eight poems. One of the most prestigious prizes in the world for ...
Here are the CBC Books picks for the top Canadian poetry of the year!