The Joe Gouveia Outermost Poetry Contest is now accepting submissions, according to a community announcement from WOMR. The deadline to submit is Jan. 12, 2026.

Poets view the New Year as a magical beginning, embracing change and new possibilities. Through their verses, they reflect on letting go of the past, finding solace, and the continuous desire for ...

A recent op-ed welcoming Pete Alonso to Baltimore hearkens back to the lost art of poetic sports-writing.

Retried EKU professor Jacqueline Jane Hamilton launched a non-profit call Why We Write, and helped compile the poems for 'A ...

Arizona State University is cutting ties with Elisa New, the prominent Harvard poetry professor and wife of famed economist ...

Where are the writers who work on the dock? Where are stevedores, the longshoremen? The pipe fitters? The electricians?” ...

Thousands of years ago, humankind figured out how to transform one of our greatest inventions into infinite beauty, and language gave way to poetry. From the prehistoric poems of the Nile ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

DEAR READERS: Wishing you and your families a very happy Easter and Passover. Spring is a time to get outdoors and play. It is a time for new beginnings and fresh starts. It is a time when the flowers ...

Note: This column was originally published in 2022. Dear Readers: Wishing you and your families a very happy Easter and Passover. Spring is a time to get outdoors and play. It is a time for new ...

Wishing you and your families a very happy Easter and Passover. Spring is a time to get outdoors and play. It is a time for new beginnings and fresh starts. It is a time when the flowers begin to ...