A passionate and articulate speaker, she grew into a young leader. In any other times this journey would inspire people, fill ...

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 ...

As Oregon’s 11th poet laureate, Ellen Waterston has traveled statewide for formal presentations and opened the 83rd Oregon Legislative Assembly with an original poem.

A Pulitzer Prize-winning weekly covering West Marin, including the towns of Point Reyes Station, Inverness, Bolinas, Stinson ...

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

Emily Logan took her 80-year-old parent for a Chinese meal to celebrate. After the plates had been cleared away a waitress brought a flower to the table, and handed it to mum. There was even a ...

Livermore is accepting entries for its ninth annual “Poetry in a Test Tube” contest. The science poetry contest is open to Livermore residents, with divisions for K-2nd Grade, 3rd-5th Grade, Middle ...