Before she was a Pulitzer-winning poet, Arizona State University professor Natalie Diaz played professional basketball. Around 100 people filed into Harris Hall to listen to Diaz read in an event ...

Maya poet and activist Pedro Uc Be continues to write about the history of his people, and to help fight for their rights.

Alex Caldiero, a Utahn who called himself a "sonosopher" for his mixing of words, sound and philosophy, died Monday at age 76. For years, Caldiero was the writer-in-residence at Utah Valley University ...

Denis Johnson wrote about some of the most unlikable characters in American fiction, and yet he always managed to make readers care what happened to them. This talent may have had something to do with ...

Poetry Slam in the Pines from 5:30-7:30pm Feb. 13 at Sweetpeas Infusions Cafe, 43 W White Mountain Blvd., across the street from Pinetop Safeway. Bring your best poetry, music etc.

Every evening, after dining with their respective families at home, a handful of men in a certain part of Old Delhi gather in Gali Choori Wallan, and settle down until far beyond the midnight at shop ...

Here are the year’s most notable collections of verse as chosen by our poetry columnist. Credit...Photo illustration by Sebastian Mast Supported by By Elisa Gabbert Elisa Gabbert’s collections of ...

From Seamus Heaney’s collected poems and Simon Armitage’s animal spirits, to prizewinners Karen Solie and Vidyan Ravinthiran Many of 2025’s most notable collections have been powered by a spirit of ...

Poet, basketweaver, and former Green Party elected official in Colorado, Art Goodtimes served as San Miguel County Commissioner (1996–2016) and Western Slope Poet Laureate (2011–2013) and is currently ...

At a loss for words? Poetry expresses the feelings we struggle to convey. Open any poetry book for proof: You’ll find love poems for romantic moments, silly rhymes for kids and limericks for when you ...

Birthdays are fantastic occasions, but who says you can’t celebrate friendship any day? Whether it’s with a warm friendship quote or a thoughtful gift (like a book about friendship), there are so many ...