Arlington County is seeking its official Poet Laureate for the 2025-2027 term. The poet selected as Arlington’s next poet laureate will serve as an advocate for poetry and the literary arts ...

Benjamin Zephaniah was honoured at Brunel University with a joyful day of rhythm, unity and love, a celebration of his legacy ...

“As we celebrate National Poetry Month, it’s exciting to see the Poet Laureate program continue, and Ramirez is a great representation of the talent we have in the City of Houston.” A Voice ...

Abrams, a longtime mentee of Michael Tilson Thomas, has known MTT for nearly 30 years—ever since he wrote him a letter after attending his first San Francisco Symphony concert at just nine years ...

Andrew Bell, known as the the Sacramento Poet Laureate Andru Defeye, sits below a poem by José Montoya, also a former Sacramento Poet Laureate, amid regional artist Troy Corliss’ “Poet’s ...

becoming the city’s seventh poet laureate in 2024. He’s published poetry in many journals and anthologies, including “Best New Poets,” “Best of the Net” and “Pushcart Prize," and he ...

Rivera is a non-binary, gay, activist hailing from Mayagϋez, based in Philadelphia. As of January 2018, they are the 2018-19 Poet Laureate of the city, the fourth designated thus far by the Free ...

When author Michael Rosen lost his son, he found inspiration to write again in a poem by Raymond Carver. For more on reading and mental health, head to BBC Culture’s Textual Healing series.

A festival of “music, poetry, joy and laughter” has taken place to honour the trailblazing artist and activist Benjamin Zephaniah.The Handsworth-born dub poet, who appeared in hit BBC show Peaky ...

Well-known as an open mic host, he published four chapbooks and served as Orange County’s Poet Laureate from May 2017 to November 2019. This reading invites poets to celebrate the life and ...