We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: ...

recited a new poem at the Democratic National Convention. Her new work focused on themes of democracy and unity to support Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee. In 2021 ...

Amanda Gorman, who famously recited a moving poem at the 2021 presidential inauguration, has just released a new work to mark the ringing in of the new year. On Wednesday, Instagram debuted Gorman ...

Stephanie Pacheco, a student at Borough of Manhattan Community College, wrote “Dear CUNY” to celebrate the value New York’s ...

Peggy Shumaker, a stalwart supporter of Alaska writers and the larger arts community, is a professor emerita from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and a former Alaska writer laureate. Author of nine ...