While the search for Santa Barbara’s next Poet Laureate is in full swing, I took a little time off to catch the last weekend ...

A reader shares what a poem Abby printed years ago still means to her.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA ...

Merle Haggard has always been a stellar lyricist and singer, but this video proves that the man also had quite the knack for penning a poem.

Texas Southern University’s debate team won its fifth world championship on Sunday – and its first since the death of legendary founder and debate coach Thomas Freeman. “We've won first place in all ...

Historically, poets have had less to say about pandemics than you might imagine. Hardly any English-language poetry written ...

Ditlevsen, however, once wrote that she did much of her best work in poetry. There Lives a Young Girl in Me Who Will Not Die, the first English translation of those poems, starts with selections ...

For St. John’s University student Sanaa Marie Omondi ... composed of a captivating, curated collection of poetry inspired by her innermost thoughts, feelings and reflections. “Writing is my outlet and ...

Manager Dave Roberts told reporters – including the Los Angeles Times' Jack Harris – that first baseman Freddie Freeman would be making his Cactus League debut Thursday against the Colorado ...

The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “I have slept in many places, for years on mattresses that entered,” by Diane Seuss, and his own poem “This Is a Test of the Federal Emergency ...