ALTOONA, Pa. — Erin Murphy, professor of English at Penn State Altoona, has published a new collection of documentary poetry about labor and employment.

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Andrei Voznesensky, the Soviet poet, included in a poetry recital here last night, one of his works memorializing the wartime Nazi massacre of Jews near Stanislav in the western Ukraine.

On a recent Friday afternoon, I joined Joe Hoover, S.J., our poetry editor, and James Davis May, the winner of last year’s contest, in a spirited debate to choose the winning poem for the 2025 ...

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On the special occasion of Mother’s Day 2025, here are some heartfelt poems you can draw inspiration from, whether to add to a card, send in a message, or simply remind your mom how much she means to ...

Students at The Sixth Form Bolton were in fine verse when they composed their own poems to recite. The town centre sixth form held its first poetry slam event which gave students the opportunity ...

In one of the opening texts of Nour, an anthology of poetry and imagery by Mustafa, the Canadian poet, singer, songwriter and filmmaker offers a poignant contemplation of his relationship to the ...

Gustav Parker Hibbett has been announced as the winner of the 2025 John Pollard Foundation International Poetry Prize for their debut poetry collection, ‘High Jump as Icarus Story’ (Banshee Press).

Acclaimed Canadian author Margaret Atwood has been named the recipient of the Griffin Poetry Prize's 2025 Lifetime Recognition Award. The Ottawa-born Atwood has published over 50 books ...

The finals of the Poetry Out Loud high school poetry competition take place in Washington, D.C., this week. NPR asked some of this year's competitors about how to master a poem. High school ...