Caballero giving the first digital poetry performance at Art Genève, hosted by Giga/UNICEF. Photo: Marc Bader, 2025 The biggest downside to being an editor when you launched your career as a writer is ...

Emily Jungmin Yoon sat down with The Maroon to talk about her debut poetry collection, trends in contemporary poetry and more. The interview has been transcribed below. On writing across cultures I am ...

She wrote poetry in Parañaque. She wrote poetry in San Diego. She wrote in her youth and adulthood. She writes now, at 82. In fact, she is probably the reason I have not been able to set a pen down ...

In the past decade, Ken Arkind has seen the Denver poetry scene morph and evolve. A fixture in the local scene for a decade, Arkind has made multiple trips to national competitions across the country, ...

Jessie Reyez didn’t enter the music industry to make friends — but throughout her decade-plus-long career, she’s formed familial connections. Known for wearing her heart on her sleeve, Reyez bares it ...

During her three terms as the 23rd poet laureate of the United States, Indigenous poet Joy Harjo—who hails from Muscogee (Creek) Nation—has not only used her platform to spotlight the beauty of the ...

Paisley Rekdal has joined High Country News as the publication’s poetry editor — the first person to hold that role in a very long time. She is the author of 10 books, including poetry collections ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - A local restaurant is looking forward to their first poetry night featuring an award winning poet and it’s an event you don’t want to miss. KB Cafe Owner Katherine Bernard and ...

In late November, Gov. Gavin Newsom and first partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom walked into professor Lee Herrick’s class at Fresno City College, surprising him with the news that he was chosen as ...

“Poems stopped,” says Donald Hall at age 86, “because poems are erotic. The sound and density of poems require more testosterone. But without writing, my life would be empty. When I can write, it is a ...