For “The Favorite Poem Project,” I chose a well-known sonnet of Shakespeare’s because I love how it speaks to readers today.

In honor of the city's bicentennial, Jacksonville poet laureate Andy Mitchell is writing a series of poems centered on the ...

Join George Mason University’s Mason Speaker Series for a talk on a famous literary Native American hero! Most of us know ...

Mississippi Poet Laureate Ann Fisher-Wirth is inviting poets with close Mississippi ties to tell the public about their favorite poems in both podcast form, in the Favorite Poem Project, part of ...

The Syracuse Poster Project invites poets and artists to participate in its 2024 poster series. The Project, entering its 23rd year, brings together poets and artists to create an annual series of ...

Performance poet Lemn Sissay has said he wants his new piece to mark Black History Month for Manchester City to be a work ...

Poet and performance artist John Giorno launched Dial-a-Poem in the 1960s to deliver random poems over the phone. Now, a group continues his work on a new medium -- the internet.

Can you imagine the backstory of a Confederate-flag swimsuit’s ending up in a flea market? This poem is a primer on how there are moments in history that ruin us all. It makes me wonder how foolish I ...