Katherine Mercurio Gotthardt pours herself a cup of hot coffee. She takes a look outside at the scenery around her new home ...

The 15 local poets include well-established writers in this region. They will read and sell their books. This is free.

As an esteemed poet and a retired professor of philosophy at UW-Milwaukee, John Koethe kept those two worlds separate. “I ...

Pakistan’s far north holds some of the world’s highest peaks and has a proud cultural identity, but until now international ...

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

National poetry month was started in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets, and encourages people to pay attention to and ...

A woman who has just got married is challenged by a stranger who puts her question of love and kindness to the test in the form of a simple request for help.

Valleys meet mountains, enjambment breaks up thoughts. One poem is a single, two-page-long run-on sentence. Another is one short stanza containing a series of questions, a collaborative poem that ...

Martin Short is best known for his quick wit, infectious humor, and iconic performances in television and film. From his days on SCTV to his work in Father of the Bride and Only Murders in the ...

The novelist Michael Cunningham was already in his forties when Annie Proulx’s short story “Brokeback Mountain”—about ... and his own poem “Man on a Fire Escape.” ...