Gibson, who died this week, valued live performance and emotionally resonant language.

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Aaron Barry, 29, of Vancouver, experienced the most success when he posed as writers with identities far from his own, even if the poems were blatantly 'trash.' ...

As Wisconsin’s newest poet laureate, Brenda Cárdenas is traveling around the state with a mission: inspiring creativity ...

Ilhan Sami Çomak, the Kurdish poet, was recently honored with the Jack Hirschman Poetry Prize, presented by the Poets of Planet Network. This recognition ...

Writing poems following my lymphoma diagnosis gave me hope and purpose as I endured chemo, helping me heal and share my ...

Join Vermont poets Scudder Parker and Angela Patten for a poetry reading at St. Johnsbury Athenaeum on Aug 3 at 3 p.m. Parker ...

Andrea Gibson, a celebrated poet and performance artist who through their verse explored gender identity, politics and their 4-year battle with terminal ovarian cancer, died Monday at age 49.

We ride home with a bag of shrimp and two Bud Heavies in the valley between us. Do I know the word spleenful, he asks. Like a ...

My writing during these past five years is filled with memories of my long journey with God over a lifetime; but very ...