On Sunday, thousands of writers and artists rallied across the country in defense of freedom of speech and to protest the political discourse of President-elect Donald Trump. Their mission, according ...

The weekly Writers’ Block Poetry Night has some elements you might expect. At a recent show, many poets signed up to read pieces on grief and identity, generating snaps and applause from the audience.

Twenty-eight million American adults read poetry this year -- the highest percentage of poetry readership in more than 15 years, according to a survey of arts participation conducted by the National ...

Kim Roberts wants to talk back to the canon. That’s the point of putting together an anthology of historical poems, she says. As a local literary historian and a poet herself, she’s been thinking ...

Northwestern’s Workshop in Trans Studies organized a poetry night Thursday evening with readings by two transgender writers in University Hall. The Workshop in Trans Studies is a graduate working ...

Of course, I didn’t listen and tried to partake in everything the conference offered, from the early morning classes to the talent show and the pirate workshops, which often lingered into the wee ...

Poetry isn't just for highbrow bookworms and literature buffs. Recently, Instagram phenomenons like poet Rupi Kaur and her 4.4 million followers, as well as inspiring trailblazers like Amanda Gorman, ...

When artist Alfred Hutty first came to Charleston in 1919, he sent an oft-repeated message to his wife, “Come quickly. Have found heaven.” These days, Holy City open mic poetry nights are a haven for ...

One of Lighthouse Writers Workshop‘s goals when it opened its new facility earlier this year was to open up the writing world – literature and its creative pursuit – to more of the general public. “We ...

Poetry isn’t as popular as it used to be. However, it’s still one of the most important and creative forms of literature. As it turns out, it’s fairly difficult to mess up a poetry app, apparently.