Brenda Cárdenas is Wisconsin’s newest poet laureate. As the state’s ambassador for poetry, the Milwaukee native hopes to inspire creativity through workshops, projects and meeting with young people.

Dodgers announcer Todd Leitz was the winner of the first-ever NESN/National Baseball Poetry Festival “Green Monster Poetry Challenge.” The contest was part of NESN's "Green Monster Week" promotion. It ...

In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, poetry slam and drag king competitions are in town, it’s ...

The search is on for the 49th Bucks County Poet Laureate, according to Bucks County Community College Professor Ethel Rackin, ...

The Yakima Coffeehouse Poets, a nonprofit formed in 2014 to represent the interests of poets and poetry lovers in Central ...

News about Poetry and Poets, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

He stands on stage in a flat-top straw hat and a suit and tie. Leading up to the contest, he makes grand proclamations about ...

Would your pup's mug look right at home on a can of Odell beer? Then it's time for you to enter them into the Top Dog contest.

The stage doors of Mizner Park Amphitheater will soon receive an artistic refresh—and you can have a hand in the project’s direction.

The International Armenian Literary Alliance’s Los Angeles Chapter presents a literary evening of writers in celebration of Aida Zilelian’s debut chapbook release "Dissonance." ...

CONEY ISLAND, Brooklyn (WPIX) – It’s a tradition unlike any other. The 2025 Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest is back — and the most decorated eater in ...

The Benton County Fair Talent Contest is back this Saturday at 2 PM, featuring local performers vying for cash prizes and a chance to compete at the Minnesota State Fair.