Prior to the announcement, Massachusetts was one of just three states, along with New Jersey and Pennsylvania, without a poet ...

Massachusetts was one of only three states without a poet laureate, according to the Library of Congress, joined by New ...

One could call it beginner’s luck or perhaps Phoebe Jessen had a touch of the Bard buried within her soul for a while now, ...

Governor Healey signed an executive order on Monday creating Massachusett’s first poet laureate role in history.

From poetry and storytelling honoring Black History Month to the return of the Jersey City St. Patrick's Day Parade, here are ...

Here is a look at upcoming events taking place from January 21-27, 2025 along with our featured listings. New Jersey Stage ...

Applications are open to find Worcestershire's next Young Poet Laureate, with those aged 10-18 invited to submit poems on the theme of "courage". The winner will be announced in April. The latest ...

“If the authorities are openly abusing the Nobel laureate and demonstratively turning his life into hell, then it is not difficult to imagine the torment that thousands of other Belarusian ...

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The yellow name tag that Ales Bialiatski wears on his prison garb sets him apart from other inmates in Penal Colony No. 9 in eastern Belarus. It marks Bialiatski as a ...

Newark Public Library: Commemorative Lecture, reception at 1 p.m. followed by the lecture at 2 p.m. on Saturday, at 5 Washington St. Grammy-nominated poet and activist Kevin Powell will speak on ...

He was the poet laureate this city never knew it had. We just never realized it because his iconic drawl so seamlessly blended into the background here: whether it was hearing him give the weather ...