Posted on 06/19/2019 at 10:32 AM by
Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Congratulations are in order for Joy Harjo, who was just announced as the next U.S. poet laureate! Harjo will become...
Posted on 06/11/2019 at 11:01 AM by
Sadye Scott-Hainchek
A century and a half ago, a document that seemed to accuse Canterbury Tales author Geoffrey Chaucer of rape emerged....
Posted on 06/06/2019 at 01:00 PM by
Sadye Scott-Hainchek
One might well expect poetry to be written about D-Day, and it has. You can read “Normandy” by Cyril Crain...
Posted on 06/05/2019 at 02:00 PM by
Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Fans who live in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri, and Louisiana have a chance to see big-name authors stop by...
Posted on 06/03/2019 at 11:50 AM by
Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Poet and playwright Lemn Sissay has won this year’s PEN Pinter prize, established in the memory of playwright and Nobel...
Posted on 05/31/2019 at 12:00 PM by
Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Today marks the bicentennial of Walt Whitman’s birth. If you’re in New York City anytime soon, there are three major...
Posted on 05/30/2019 at 08:48 AM by
Sadye Scott-Hainchek
As you already know, tomorrow is poet Walt Whitman’s birthday. But since it’s the bicentennial, fans are pulling out the...
Posted on 05/03/2019 at 01:57 PM by
Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Sorry, we’re sharing this too late for you to bid, but we’re still excited to stumble upon the Guardian’s article...
Posted on 05/02/2019 at 10:21 AM by
Sadye Scott-Hainchek
A Minnesota high-schooler has won this year’s Poetry Out Loud competition. You can listen to Isabella Callery recite "Thoughtless Cruelty"...
Posted on 04/09/2019 at 12:00 PM by
Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Cutting-edge technology may have answered a long-running question about an ancient poem. The Guardian reports that a new study of...
