In tough times, Amanda Johnston is creating a community of gratitude with contributions from poets all across the state.

Skye Jackson’s debut poetry collection, “Libre,” leads off with a poem that, back in 2021, won her deserved acclaim.

What’s your favorite Langston Hughes poem? Maybe it’s one you grew up with. Maybe it’s one you stumbled across in a moment of ...

Libraries, schools and cultural organizations around Massachusetts and the country celebrate April as National Poetry Month. In honor of that occasion, please enjoy the official state poem of the ...

of seniors wearing white from head to toe hoisting signs, inked in all caps with timely and timeless slogans penned by the ...

Farmworkers in San Luis remember the legacy of Cesar Chávez. In 2000, Congress made March 31 the commemoration date for the ...

Artist Loryn Brantz aims to help parents feel seen through the moments of frustration, laughter and love that come with ...

When French writer Marion Fritsch began posting short texts on Instagram in 2023, she did not think her work qualified as poetry. That was, until everybody else told her so. “When I chose my status ...

World Poetry Day is observed annually on March 21 to pay tribute to poets. It also aims to promote the reading, writing, and teaching of poetry worldwide. Poetry is a form of art and culture.

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In other words, sex with your husband is work; smiling when he walks through the door and listening to him talk about his day are work ... called reproductive labor: work that does not create ...