We're only two months into 2021, but suffice to say it's already been a year of firsts—and that now includes a poetry recital at a major football game. Amanda Gorman became the first poet to ever ...

Last month, as the world watched the Winter Olympics in South Korea, another nail-biter was unfolding across the United States, in classrooms throughout Illinois, and in the same rural hamlets and ...

Cellist and Professor Emeritus of Musicology at Widener University, Dr. Mara Parker has initiated a collaboration of music, poetry and dance. On March 28, 2024 at Widener University's Kapelski Recital ...

Correction: The original version of this article incorrectly stated that Bryonn Bain is the director of the Prison Education Program. In fact, he is a founder of the program, but no longer serves as ...

Willa Perry-Spears stands with their honorable mention medal at the 2023 Minnesota Poetry Out Loud state competition Friday at Mankato State University. DULUTH — Willa Perry-Spears hadn't thought much ...

The gusher of empathy, wisdom and poetry that is Anis Mojgani stood alone at a microphone Friday night. When he spoke, he often evoked rapture, like Fred Astaire dancing, like Nadia Comaneci soaring, ...

Katie Lineburg with Oregon runner-up Brooklyn Carr Heuer and First Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson, who attended the Poetry Out Loud State Contest on March 9 at Salem Public Library. Photo courtesy of Oregon ...

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Rachel Alexander Cambre, Ph.D., is a visiting fellow with the B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies and the Center for Education Policy at The Heritage Foundation. In his rousing keynote ...

Literary figure Bhushita Vasistha captivated audiences on Friday and Saturday evenings with a poetry recital at Nepalaya's "r" Sala in Kalikasthan, blending classical and contemporary works in a ...