Poetry books have become one of the least checked out collections in a library; often being left behind until there is an academic assignment or a quote is needed. However, when it comes to poetry, it ...

“April hath put a spirit of youth poetry in everything,” including the Santa Barbara event calendars. In honor of National Poetry Month, here are the readings, workshops, special events, and ...

If you think poetry isn't for you, this might be the right time to give it a second chance. Every April in the United States, National Poetry Month invites you to experience and celebrate an art form ...

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.” — William Shakespeare, 'Romeo and Juliet' Ask most people for a list of the most illustrious poets of all time, ...

Maya Angelou, considered one of the best poets in history, signs copies of "Maya Angelou: Letter to My Daughter" at Barnes & Noble in Union Square on October 30, 2008 in New York City. Poetry is a ...

On Nov. 7, the Harvard Department of English invited writer and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Jericho Brown for their Morris Gray Poetry Reading. Brown has authored several works of poetry, including ...