Maya Angelou is the second poet in history to read a poem during a presidential inauguration; Robert Frost was the first ...

WILLIAMSBURG — The City of Williamsburg recently announced the appointment of its inaugural Poet Laureate, Lacroy Nixon, ...

Nixon, serving as a literary arts ambassador, brings 10 years of poetry writing and performance to his new role.

A century ago this May, 6 million listeners tuned into the first ever radio broadcast from the Kentucky Derby. Here's what it ...

Applications are due June 2, 2025, by 5 p.m. Interviews will be conducted in mid-May. The selected poet’s contract will begin after July 1, 2025. Applications are ONLY accepted through ...

The pomp and circumstance of University President Maurie McInnis’ traditional Yale inauguration unfolded self-consciously on ...

Slam poetry is a form of catharsis for Claire Nelson who secured a first place victory at the Watermark Art Center’s final ...

In honor of National Poetry Month, ArtsXchange and South Fulton Arts are teaming up to host a weekend dedicated to ...

I’ve insisted on having an Inaugural Ceremony because I believe this city, which raised me in so many ways, deserves for its poetry to be taken seriously. Seattle deserves formal recognition ...

Warren Buffet had shared stanza of 19th century poem of Rudyard Kipling for times when major declines occur in markets, with ...

The first was Amanda Gorman, who read a poem she had written at Joseph Biden’s inauguration in 2021 and joined the small group of poets invited to celebrate presidential transitions, among them ...

On Wednesday night, a lot of dreams will be realized when the Vancouver Rise FC and Calgary Wild FC play the first game in ...