Larry Levis’s work, gathered in the expansive new book “Swirl & Vortex,” was equally concerned with the soul and the void.

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The USPS is honoring Phillis Wheatley, an important literary figure in Colonial America.

X.J. Kennedy, a poet, author, translator and educator whose many awards include an Los Angeles Times Book Prize, has died at ...

Spurning the free verse of many of his contemporaries, he held to an older tradition. He also wrote spirited poems for ...

On Langston Hughes’ birth anniversary, his timeless quote reminds us that dreams aren’t optional - they are what keep life ...

Minneapolis poet laureate Junauda Petrus recalls meeting Renee Good at an elementary school poetry workshop and shares how her hometown is building off a history of organizing.