Poetry in Motion: Monica Bill Barnes & Company Brings Dance to the NYPL

The site-specific performance leads small audiences through the Schwarzman Building, guided by music and live storytelling via headphones. NYPL/ Jonathan Blanc Lunchtime at the New York Public Library’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Building has gotten a …

Bees inspire poetry at the Riverside Insect Fair

Editor's Corner: Mother’s Day (and poetry, obviously)

For the folks who have been living under a humidified rock for the past couple of days (lucky you, as I sneeze for the fifth consecutive time today), my column this week will serve as a reminder that this Sunday is Mother’s Day in the U.S. Mother’s Day is …

IN THE NEWS: KUA's hurricane guide; new traffic law; St. Cloud grant training sessions; local's debut poetry collection

KUA releases 2025 Hurricane Guide Ahead of what tropical experts predict will be an “above-average” storm season, Kissimmee Utility Authority released its 2025 Osceola Hurricane Guide, a free, bilingual, comprehensive preparedness guide offered annually to …

Lord Parekh hosts book launch for Dr Pulak Sahay’s poetry

Lord Bhikhu Parekh hosted the launch of Dr Pulak Sahay's poetry book ‘A Bouquet of Poems’ at the House of Lords on April 29, 2025. The event was attended by distinguished guests from the UK and abroad, including Prof. Colm O'Morain, Emeritus …

Arabic poetry as source of information for the accurate interpretation of the Holy Quran

Arabs, like other nations and people, preserved their history through poet­ry. This article briefly illustrates the use of information from such poems in the accurate in­terpretation of the Holy Book of Islam, the Quran. The history of the Arabs before …

Margaret Atwood to be presented with Lifetime Recognition Award by Griffin Poetry Prize trustees

Open this photo in gallery:Margaret Atwood arrives on the red carpet for the Giller Prize gala ceremony in Toronto, on Nov. 18, 2019. The trustees of the Griffin Poetry Prize will present Atwood with a Lifetime Recognition Award.Chris Young/The …

Sandra Cisneros talks upcoming ‘The House on Mango Street’ opera, reads poetry

Sandra Cisneros, the award-winning author of “The House on Mango Street,” visited Pick-Staiger Concert Hall Wednesday to read several of her poems and discuss the new opera inspired by the novel. Cisneros and composer Derek Bermel are working together to …

Unsung Poetry: A Celebration of Underrepresented Voices

Opening reading by Paul Hlava Ceballos. Poetry is a powerful art and a source of community. There’s something to be said about hearing people bear their emotions in such a vulnerable way. When a poet says something that everyone in the audience clings to …

Art and poetry exhibition to open at Worcester gallery

The collaboration between Worcestershire LitFest & Fringe and Bevere Gallery will showcase works by 10 artists and 10 poets. The exhibition will run from Saturday 7 to Sunday, June 29. The gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10am to 4pm, and …