Writing poetry can help a person come to grips with—or understand—what is in their mind. Writing and reading poetry is an ...

Exhibit organizers hope it serves as a model in Philly and the U.S. for addressing mental health wounds of gun violence ...

Poetry can literally give you chills. A Free Press intern explains why — and how to start reading it without fear.

The Streets Are Talking" exhibition converted words from 19 poems written by community members into pieces of public art.

Poets Anonymous, the brainchild of Will Bess (Warm Frames) and Rachel Kinbar (the Dining Room, Bonk), is an informal monthly poetry workshop and forum. It's meant to foster interest in and ...

Maggie Smith’s “A Suit or a Suitcase” is a beautifully haunting collection of poems that explore the self, the body and the soul. The poetry collection is split into five sections, each with a range ...

Katara has announced that 562 entries have been received for the fifth edition of the Katara Prize for Arabic Poetry ‘Mothers ...

Research also supports the idea that poetry activities can be linked to improved self-awareness and healthier functioning. By ...

Healing Verse Germantown — a poetry and public art program launched in 2024 to provide healing for community members impacted by gun violence — is ...

The club of Nevada County Poet Laureates is small but complex; when Molly Fisk first received the call to action she wasn’t ...

V.T. Bidania will discuss her novel in verse, “A Year Without Home,” about a Hmong girl losing and finding a home in the ...

In its general sense, zajal refers to poetry composed in any of a number of colloquial Arabic dialects. Much more ...