WHO: Texas’s 2024 poet laureate, Amanda Johnston. WHAT: The Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowship for Johnston’s project, Praisesong for the People: Poems Celebrating the Heart and Soul of ...

The youngest inaugural poet in history steps into the spotlight with an emotional poem, "The Hill We Climb." By Chris Gardner On a day filled with history-making moments, Amanda Gorman became a star.

President Biden welcomed the youngest inaugural poet in history, 22-year-old Amanda Gorman, who earned widespread praise for her performance. Gorman, a Black woman from California, received rave ...

A new scholarly study reveals how the Nobel-winning poet’s verse reflects a profoundly sacramental imagination.

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 ...

WASHINGTON (AP/NEXSTAR) — Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman summoned images dire and triumphant Wednesday as she called out to the world “even as we grieved, we grew.” In language referencing Biblical ...

Each day we go about our business, walking past each other, catching each others' eyes or not, about to speak or speaking. All about us is noise. All about us is noise and bramble, thorn and din, each ...

A heartfelt journey of poetry that uplifts, challenges, and draws readers closer to God's wisdom and hope. Lord, I have to be honest. My flesh desires many an evil conquest. Virtue and divine rewards ...

Not afraid of 'surfing the lingo,' poet Barbara Hamby reads from “Burn” as part of the Jerome Stern Reading Series on Oct. 7.

The Bachelorette star Michelle Young received praise for her “inspiring” poem about her struggles dating in high school. Pic credit: ABC The Bachelorette star Michelle Young wowed viewers with her ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON (AP/NEXSTAR) — Inaugural poet ...