We deserve to be on the big stages the way stand-up comedians are,” said Des Moines poet Kelsey Bigelow. “We’re using our stories and our voices. It’s just in a […] ...

Illinois Poet Laureate Angela Jackson shares a poem she wrote sparked by a childhood memory — but she didn't let reality get ...

After the mass protests in 2020, for example, Shakirov said there have also been quite a few cases where citizens have been stopped on the streets by police officers looking to inspect their ...

In this study, first author Vivian Do, a PhD candidate in environmental health sciences, and colleagues compiled data from 2018-2020 on severe weather events (including rain, snow, heat, cold, ...

What would a world without women look like? Check Facebook right now. Chances are you'll find someone whose cover photo or profile picture has been changed to a plain black post. The symbolic ...

Blackout poetry, a form of ‘found poetry’ involving ... thinking ‘How are we going to do this?’ And then, once they’ve done one or two practice ones, there’s a great deal of fun ...

What would a world without women look like? Check Facebook right now. Chances are you'll find someone whose cover photo or profile picture has been changed to a plain black post. The symbolic gesture ...

Is forged in all he dares to do. And when the battle’s finally done, He’ll stand to see what was won. Not fame or fortune, but something more A legacy that will forever endure. This poem was ...

The UK avoided lights out last week – but a ministerial nightmare is edging closer to reality Blackout – if ever ... Last year, for example, the UK shut down its last remaining coal-fired ...

Amanda Gorman was just 22 when her inaugural poem, “The Hill We Climb”, read ... out by poets laureate is glib or forgettable, why do we need a poet at an inauguration, or a coronation?

By Karl Kirchwey Karl Kirchwey’s eighth book of poems, “Good Apothecary,” will be published this year. He teaches in the M.F.A. program in creative writing at Boston University, where he ...