On Dec. 16, the Garden City High School Literary Circle held its 30th anniversary of the Winter Solstice poetry reading. Club president Isabella Fuertes worked closely with fellow members to thoughtfully plan and organize this meaningful event.

Your morning routine can make an enormous impact on how you feel for the rest of the day. For me, one of the best thing's I've ever done for my morning is sign up for the Academy of American Poets's Poem-a-Day email. Now, every morning a poem lands in my ...

Last month, we asked NPR readers what poetry means to them. We received nearly 500 responses, from lifelong poetry fans to those who have only recently come to enjoy the genre. From sparking the imagination to helping with mental health, listen to poems ...

This week’s poem, by Sharon Kane, meditates on the outsized crises of the planet, and then on one small moment of love amidst it all. I love this poem’s exquisite brevity and plainspoken language, and I love the magical transcendence of its final turn. Kane is a writer currently living in Portland.

Cornelius Eady, a National Book Award finalist, shared an excerpt from “Proof,” an original poem he has written for Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration as mayor of New York City.

Maya Angelou’s legacy goes beyond the body of work she shared with the world during her lifetime. Her legacy as one of the greatest writers of all time also embodies the ability she had to hold on to her humanity, her poetic wisdom and the lyrical beauty ...

The National Book Foundation announced on Thursday the winner of the 2018 Innovations in Reading Prize, its annual social-impact-through-literature award. Each year the foundation honors one individual or organization that has developed an innovative ...