Writing poetry can help a person come to grips with—or understand—what is in their mind. Writing and reading poetry is an ...

She wanted, she said, “to make a case for poetry,” but to me the present doesn’t necessarily feel like a time for poetry. The ...

Poetry can literally give you chills. A Free Press intern explains why — and how to start reading it without fear.

Yesika Salgado curates a series of poems around what it means to belong to yourself, to have sovereignty.

April is packed with poetry. On any given day, there’s likely more than one poetry event to celebrate National Poetry Month.

Former U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón’s newest book, “Against Breaking: On the Power of Poetry” is an easy read that packs a lot into its roughly 60 pages.

The Williamsburg County Library will host a poetry reading April 17 in celebration of National Poetry Month. The event, ...

PORT TOWNSEND — Seattle-based poet Luther “Lue” Hughes will share new poems about her evolving relationship with grief at ...

Presented by the City of Encinitas in partnership with Encinitas Friends of the Arts, the Ocean of Poetry reading series occurs most third Sundays of 2026, from 1 p.m.-3 p.m., at Encinitas Library.

A woman reflects on her life while placing her thoughts and worries on a table, finding solace in poetry and its power to connect personal experiences.

Not only is April National Poetry Month but it is also the birthday month of one of San Francisco's most iconic poets, the one and only Bob Kaufman and to celebrate the host of Bay Poets thought it ...