Yadaa.at Kalé senior Cassie Lumba says performing her favorite poems has taught her what it means to open up, and how powerful words can be.

We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. In his memoir, "Story of a Poem" (Unnamed Press), the celebrated writer Michael Zapruder (author of "Father's Day" and ...

Maimuna Aden is a John Marshall High School graduate and current college student. She is Somali-American. The Post Bulletin publishes poetry by local and area writers every Tuesday. Send poems to life ...

Critics and readers love the term, but it can be awfully slippery to pin down. That’s what makes it so fun to try. By Elisa Gabbert Elisa Gabbert’s collections of poetry and essays include, most ...

It’s National Poetry Month this April. Is it worth celebrating? After all, poetry doesn’t seem to be doing much to alleviate the tension in our communities. Ask some of the middle schoolers I’ve ...

Annette Hope Billings and Dr. Jennifer J. Gordon performed MotherSong: a Poem Play by Daughters.

During the entire month of April, downtown Latrobe will once again be bursting at the seams with poetry. As part of National ...

Today I’m here with the tiniest pep talk, in case you need one. This one’s as much about saying no as it is about saying yes. In my memoir "You Could Make This Place Beautiful," I wrote, “Life, like a ...

I forwarded an email to my friend Sam with the note, “Want to go to this?” ...

A cento is a poem written using borrowed lines, like ones from this publication. Don’t forget to give credit. By Leah Umansky Imitation is the best kind of flattery. All creative people, whether they ...

Mixed media, collage, watercolor and poetry will all talk to one another in a special exhibition opening this week at Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery, 701 Water St., Port Townsend.