Raleigh’s Dorianne Laux is the author of five books of poetry. Her most recent collection, The Book of Men, won the Paterson Prize. She has also won or been a finalist for the Best American Poetry ...

Simone White doing a guerrilla reading at the Museum of Modern Art (all photos © Lawrence Schwartzwald, used with permission; no reproduction without express ...

Oprah Winfrey will interview National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman on her show The Oprah Conversation this Friday. The 23-year-old inaugural poet, author, and activist wrote the poem “The Hill We ...

Caballero giving the first digital poetry performance at Art Genève, hosted by Giga/UNICEF. Photo: Marc Bader, 2025 The biggest downside to being an editor when you launched your career as a writer is ...

I have had this poet in my tickler file for several months now, waiting for the release of his new poetry book. “Threads of Resilience: Weaving the Human Spirit Through Poetry” was officially launched ...

When its doors opened in 1966, The Poetry Project was intended to inspire cross-generational conversations between writers in a space that felt safe and artistically generative during a time of social ...

While wrapping up his interview with Michael Silverblatt, U.S. Poet Laureate W. S. Merwin wondered — why can’t interviewers simply read previous interviews to glean answers to repeated questions?

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 ...