When my neighbor, Kristen Sneddon, invited me to read poetry at her Mayoral Campaign Kick-off, I did not hesitate to say Yes. I remember when she canvassed the neighborhood during her 2017 City ...
Poets at Large will host a poetry reading March 8 at the Rose Room in Webster to celebrate International Women’s Day.
A version of this story ran in the March / April 2025 issue. Amanda Johnston learned she would become the 2024 Texas poet laureate via an afternoon cell phone call on an otherwise typical workday in ...
Poetry has been a healing tool since the shamans, who chanted poetry for the wellbeing of the tribe. In modern times, Freud recognized the genuis of poetry: ‘Not I, but the poet discovered the ...
A poem can lift the spirits and nourish the soul. This week, let’s all learn one together! Meet your poem Rhythm and rhyme Made in N.Y.C. Greet the day Keep your poem By A.O. Scott and Aliza ...
At an open-air gathering at the India International Centre, poets, writers and scholars reflected on womanhood, memory, ageing and agency across generations.