Minneapolis’ Arts and Cultural Affairs department and The Loft Literary Center selected Junauda Petrus as the new poet laureate on Jan. 30. While the city’s first poet, Heid Erdrich, served for one ...

Gov. Maura Healey signed an executive order Monday to establish the first-ever Massachusetts poet laureate, according to a statement from the office. Applications have not yet opened for the ...

Amanda Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history inspires with powerful words on justice, unity, and hope for a brighter future. Thanks to Ziare Carson, a senior at Airline High School ...

We’re ranking all 40 of his studio albums by the quality of the cover art. We’ve left out archival discs like the Bootleg Series and hits collections: It’s relatively easy to pick a stellar ...

In partnership with Culture Works, the City of Dayton will soon announce its first poet laureate. A media event is planned for 10 a.m. Friday at the Paul Laurence Dunbar House, where the ...

Poetry is what connects communities, though some people may think it's not written for them, said Amy Dryansky, the Northampton poet laureate from 2017 to 2019. "Whenever folks are in an extreme ...

Album covers can sometimes make or break the appeal of an album. These five super-cool album covers from the 1990s only made the music within their sleeves even better. Let’s take a look at just ...

has been appointed as the 2025 Ulster County Poet Laureate, according to an announcement from Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger. Jurkovic is succeeding Kate Hymes of New Paltz, the first to hold ...

There's a new poet laureate in town. Nationally acclaimed poet Juan Pablo Mobili is Rockland County's newest ambassador for local literary arts, a role he calls "an honor, and a responsibility." ...

The final had 13 competitors, at the Poet Laureate Award ceremony, which was held for the first time at the University Centre Peterborough, on February 5. It was a night full of creativity and it ...

Massachusetts will soon have its first-ever poet laureate. Gov. Maura Healey this week signed an executive order creating the honorary position, which is intended to promote poetry and creative ...

PROVIDENCE — Kwame Dawes, a Brown University literary arts professor, has been named poet laureate of Jamaica. As part of his role, Dawes will be charged with “stimulating a greater ...