Located on campus, the UA Poetry Center remains one of the most expansive collections of contemporary poetry in the nation. A lot of people may not think Tucson is the place to be if you are a poet, ...

Poetry allows us to explore the depths of what means to be human. It evokes emotion, imagination, and connection between author and reader. Perhaps because these compositions represent the most human ...

Editor's Note: As we wrap up National Poetry Month, Keith Orr (owner of Ann Arbor's Common Language Bookstore) offers insight into the importance of poetry while recommending great works to both those ...

When the earthquake and tsunami struck Japan in March 2011, Yuri Yamamoto was living far from home. She was born in Tokyo, but has lived in North Carolina since the '80s. Even so, she felt a need to ...

Pinky The Poet pulled up to Fresh Friday to perform “Societal Mechanisms.” She grew up in Chicago and she started taking poetry seriously after a serious injury when she was in college, playing soccer ...

It’s #WorldPoetryDay! Celebrate with us by enjoying these examples of incredible literature and personal expression by poets from across the African continent. Bassey Ikpi, a Nigerian-born but America ...

“There are things that are important beyond all this fiddle.” That’s how “Poetry,” Marianne Moore’s early 20th century poem about the venerable art form, is presented via a wholly new art form, the ...

I'm going to think I'm being clever here and ask you a question similar to one you asked poet W.D. Snodgrass when you interviewed him for The American Poetry review in 1986, when you said you looked ...

Recent Lansing Poet Laureate Masaki Takahashi shares his poetry and his story. Poet Masaki Takahashi sits down with Michigan Poet Laureate Nandi Comer to share his experiences showcasing the Lansing ...