Cornelius Eady, a National Book Award finalist, shared an excerpt from “Proof,” an original poem he has written for Zohran ...

Inaugural poet Cornelius Eady recited his original poem "Proof" at New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's inauguration on Jan.

Corrected: An earlier version of this story incorrectly listed the number of performers who could qualify for prizes of $1,000-$20,000, plus money for their schools, in the national Poetry Out Loud ...

Ethan Hawke explains how his love of poetry actually came before his big break in "Dead Poets Society," and shocks Kelly by reciting an excerpt of "Marriage" by Gregory Corso which he still remembers ...

It would seem that, for a poet, nothing could top being asked to pen and then recite a poem for a presidential inauguration. But for Richard Blanco, who got such an honor in 2013, when he read his ...

Jose Bello recited a poem called 'Dear America' and was detained two days later. An undocumented immigration activist was freed from an ICE detention center in Southern California nearly three months ...

One tribute to the late John Lewis began by noting his love of W. E. Henley’s “Invictus”; it seems to have been Nelson Mandela’s favorite too, as affirmed in Morgan Freeman’s reading of the poem.

Poet Rupi Kaur is known for blank verse poetry. So far, she has been named on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list and has won several awards, including the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Poetry. Her book Milk ...

Amanda Gorman, the country’s first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate, made history again Sunday by becoming the first person to recite a poem during a Super Bowl pregame ceremony. Gorman, a ...

With the aim of fostering human values through literary practice, a poetry recitation session was hosted in the capital by ...

Rahele Megosha, a high school senior from South Dakota, has been named the 2021 Poetry Out Loud national champion. The competition invites high school students to memorize and recite great poetry, ...

Gorman shared her new poem on Instagram. Amanda Gorman is ringing in the new year with a new poem. The National Youth Poet Laureate, who is most famous for her poem "The Hill We Climb," which she ...