The finals of the Poetry Out Loud high school poetry competition take place in Washington, D.C., this week. NPR asked some of ...

These poems are an ode to the feelings experienced on the fringes of what's socially accepted, but that doesn't make them any ...

Over the last 1,400 years, populations of the Yangtze finless porpoise have dramatically declined in China. But intensive ...

Up On Big Rock Poetry Series, a Shipwreckt Books imprint, is proud to announce the release of Jim Johnson’s Selected Poems, “A Good Sauna Always Burns Down.” Jim Johnson grew ...

Bill Littlefield, former host of NPR's "Only A Game," spoke May 2 at Welcome Reception for the National Baseball Poetry ...

Did you know Orlando has a poet laureate? Spoken-word artist Shawn Welcome went from homeless to being in high-demand. Buddy ...

Daud Haider faced the wrath of religious groups and was forced into exile after writing a poem criticizing religion. The poet, who recently died in Berlin, was never allowed to return to his home ...

A new bilingual collection of poems celebrating Wales' rivers gives Welsh and English "equal weight" to encourage poets to ...

We are talking about the situation of entire Jewish communities ensconced in the darkness of exile, believing that it is ...

“I want to hear an American poem,” Baraka recites in an audio clip that plays during an interlude video at Beyoncé’s Cowboy ...

The articles and poems in Unfiltered feel like a light-hearted conversation with a witty and wise friend ...