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Chip Williford, the director and co-host of the Riverhead-based Poetry Street, has been named Suffolk County Poet Laureate — ...

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A video reading of the poem, titled "Love Letter From the Afterlife" went viral after Gibson's passing was announced -- with ...

Andrea Gibson, a celebrated poet and performance artist, has died at age 49. Their wife, Megan Falley, announced the news on Monday. Gibson, who explored gender identity, politics and their ...

Fascinating facts about Francis Scott Key, the writing of what would become America's national anthem, and the War of 1812 battle flag that inspired it all.