What is poetry? Is it stanzas written on a page? The flow of words in a certain rhythm? And why have humans done it for thousands of years? These questions are at the heart of a—relatively ...

The Area Program in Poetry Writing for undergraduate students in the University of Virginia’s Department of English is graduating its 20th class this year. To mark the occasion, UVA Today asked three ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden paid tribute to the power of poetry as she honored the 2023 class of National Student Poets on Monday at the White House, saying poetry “feeds our spirit." “In so many ...

According to A. Jason Alder, poetry is a popular form of literature that challenges writers and readers by inviting them to feel something and to be changed because of writing. As a published author ...

Amanda Gorman has her eyes on the prize. The lauded poet and publishing giant Penguin Random House have established the Amanda Gorman Award for Poetry, a $10,000 prize for public high school students ...

On Thurday students read their most exemplary poetic pieces. Photo by Pixabay via Pexels. On Thursday evening, the University of Connecticut hosted the Connecticut Poetry Circuit, an organization ...

Weatherspoon, a nineteen-year-old first-year student at Bowdoin, recently returned to their home city of Cleveland, Ohio, to watch their poetry set to music by CityMusic Cleveland, a professional ...

Fourth-grader Cade Maxwell stood confidently before a room filled with his peers from First Odessa Christian Academy and their parents and began to read a poem from his self-authored book, “The Buddy ...

Students expressed themselves through poetry that advocated for peace in their communities, homes and schools. Their poetic expressions were made during the Veterans For Peace 12th annual public ...

This combination of images released by Academy of American Poets shows, from left, Hallie Knight, 17, a high school senior from Jacksonville, Fla., Mina King, a 17-year-old from Shreveport, La., and ...

After the quarantine deprived her of the opportunity to dance with her peers in the Afrobeat dance group Dzana last spring, Yale senior Joan Agoh relished the chance to connect and create with them ...

When the job interviewer asked Lila Rutishauser ’24 to describe their professional “weaknesses,” the psychology major didn’t miss a beat. “I’m a perfectionist,” replied Rutishauser. “I have to do ...