One of the reasons writing poetry effectively reduces stress is its capacity to facilitate emotional release. Stress often ...

MMI Preparatory School sophomore Christina Chrin placed third at the regional Poetry Out Loud competition held at Luzerne ...

House of Words brings all of the good parts of open mic with none of the bad to build a community for growth between amateur ...

Today is the shortest day of the year, also known as the winter solstice. The solstice marks the start of winter in ...

Alike the bitter cup of grief, Alike the draught of bliss, Its progress leaves but moment brief For baffled lips to kiss.

People read poems out loud, shared prayers, shed tears and held hands, while community members mourned each other’s losses at ...

British cartoonist Merrily Harpur has passed away. Merrily Harpur April 3 1948 – 4 2024 From The Telegraph obituary: Merrily ...

Deep in the northwestern outskirts of England, a revolutionary idea sparked from a vintage ambulance in 2011 when Deborah ...

The Town of North Haven is searching for a person with a passion for poetry to become the town’s next poet laureate.

David Groff, Lambda Literary Award-winning writer and educator, discusses the need for poets to embrace entrepreneurial ...

In south Minneapolis, there's a tree that doesn't ask for much — just a little kindness and the willingness to connect.

Sometime in the 1970s, probably at an event in the San Francisco Bay Area, I heard Audre Lorde read a poem.  I don’t remember ...