Seattle Reads is the library’s citywide book group, with more than 20 programs planned in April and May, including events with U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón on May 16 and 17. Find a copy of “You Are ...

Skye Jackson’s debut poetry collection, “Libre,” leads off with a poem that, back in 2021, won her deserved acclaim.

This is the day the whole world honours the Japanese poetry form of haiku. A haiku is a poem consisting of 3 lines and a seven syllable structure. Events including poetry readings ...

Doireann Ní Ghríofa’s French award; Hubert Butler Essay Prize; Ewart-Biggs Prize; Strokestown poetry shortlist; Global Book ...

Poetry, art, religion are precious things,” wrote John Dewey (1859–1952), a Vermont native and influential American ...

Explore 8 powerful but lesser-known poems by Maya Angelou that reveal her depth, spirit, and poetic genius—perfect for ...

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.

Kiya Vance is Corpus Christi's poet laureate. He is the sixth person and the first Black person to hold the title.

Corey Van Landingham, a graduate of Purdue's creative writing MFA program has published three poetry collections. Her third, "Reader, I," explores the nuances of romantic relationships in conversation ...

Recite these cozy Christmas poems to share the holiday spirit and make even your Grinchiest loved ones say, "Ho, ho, ho!" Christmas poems to put you in a festive mood Snow-tipped chimneys, fresh pine, ...

Although his approach departs somewhat from Rilke’s — the speaker in these poems may not always love the questions quite as ...

It’s not easy to find a full house these days for literary activities, but there was a packed auditorium at the International ...