Choosing the right words was a gift that Everett Hoagland, the first Poet Laureate of New Bedford, had and used to create a ...

May 13, the City of Sedona, in conjunction with the Sedona Community Library, appointed Gary Every as its first-ever poet ...

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

Arizona is in the process of looking for a new poet laureate. Alberto Rios was the first person to serve in that role — his ...

Fisher-Wirth, whose poem “Catalpa” appeared in the 2023 collection “Paradise is Jagged,” recently began her four-year term as ...

California Poet Laureate Lee Herrick, who celebrates the state in "My California," joins the L.A. Times Book Club on Dec. 12.

Derek Sheffield sat down with The Seattle Times to talk about the role of poet laureate, his love of language and what he’s excited to accomplish in the role.

M.L. Smoker and Melissa Kwasny, Montana’s poets laureate, wrote jointly that “after 125 years, the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians was finally granted federal recognition.” ...

Andrea Gibson, who was named Colorado’s ninth poet laureate, right, reads aloud one of two poems during a small gathering in their honor on the terrace at Chautauqua auditorium in Boulder on ...

Boyd succeeds outgoing poet laureate Nandi Comer, who served from 2023 to the end of 2024. “Melba Joyce Boyd's appointment as the poet laureate of Michigan is a cause for celebration,” Comer said.

Columnist Rick Magee is searching for his successor as poet laureate of Bethel. 'The small world of poetry is filled with ...