Poetry

3+ hour, 35+ min ago   (294+ words) PR.com Tambra Lock has completed a new book, "Petals on a Flower," which follows an overcrowded family of weeds struggling to survive in Weed Land Desperate to ease their cramped conditions, they make a fateful decision: to secretly slip…...

3+ hour, 35+ min ago   (761+ words) More than 50 writers are coming to the Eden Mills Writers’ Festival 2026 including Wayne Johnston, Mai Nguyen, Nicholas Herring, Colin McAdam, Dan Werb, K.A. Mielke and Dr. Kelly Anderson. Publishers’ Way is lined with tents at the Eden Mills Writers’ Festival,…...

4+ hour, 35+ min ago   (212+ words) Author Sandra Hisakuni will present workshops titled “The Northland Beckons: Writing in Haiku” at libraries throughout northeastern Minnesota in October. GRAND RAPIDS—The Arrowhead Library System will host a series of free writing workshops at libraries throughout northeastern Minnesota in…...

5+ hour, 35+ min ago   (672+ words) Conway multi-genre writer and prize-winning author Acie Clark will be tonight's feature performer for Wednesday Night Poetry at Kollective Coffee+Tea, 110 Central Ave. The regular open mic session for all poets, musicians and storytellers will begin at 6:30 p.m. Clark will begin…...

5+ hour, 2+ min ago   (150+ words) Poet Laureate Arthur Sze records a poetry reading at the Randall Davey Audubon Center and Sanctuary in Santa Fe, New Mexico Arthur Sze’s signature project as the nation’s 25th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry launches this week with a national tour…...

5+ hour, 2+ min ago   (347+ words) Ryerson Street, which holds Walt Whitman’s only surviving NYC residence, was declared “Walt Whitman Way” in 2019. It’s one of the projects the Walt Whitman Initiative has supported to keep the writer’s spirit alive. Walt Whitman wrote, “I am large, I…...

5+ hour, 54+ min ago   (676+ words) Some of the nation’s brightest young wordsmiths have been celebrated at the 2026 Dorothea Mackellar Poetry Awards. The much-loved annual initiative is administered by Gunnedah’s Dorothea Mackellar Memorial Society and has provided young people with an opportunity to creatively express themselves…...

6+ hour, 35+ min ago   (436+ words) On Wednesday, September 23rd at 5pm the highly successful Verses in the Village poetry readings will resume with a wonderful show featuring powerful local poet Michelle Barry, acclaimed out of town poet Shawnte Orion, and snatches of song from local musicians the…...

16+ hour, 44+ min ago   (322+ words) Well-known personalities of contemporary literature from 12 countries are gathering in the Republic of Moldova. This year’s edition of the CHILL Festival, scheduled for September 17–24, presents a major cultural marathon featuring literary gatherings, public readings, book launches, debates, film screenings, exhibitions,…...

8+ hour, 5+ min ago   (189+ words) 2026 National Book Award Translated Literature Longlist Features Books Across Seven Languages The books were originally written in Arabic, Chinese, French, Indonesian, Norwegian, Russian and Spanish. Indonesian appears in the category for the first time through Intan Paramaditha’s 'Night of a…...