2023 Winter Festival of Poetry launches in Madison
MADISON, Wis. -- Madison's Arts and Literature Laboratory kicked off the 2023 Winter Festival of Poetry on Sunday. The festival is part of the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets,…
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Madison-area midwife's debut collection is influenced by Sweden's and other family-friendly social systems
Q&A with Ingrid Andersson, author of the poetry collection, 'Jordemoder: Poems of a Midwife'
A Q&A with Ingrid Andersson, author of the poetry collection, 'Jordemoder: Poems of a Midwife,' which cycles through themes of birth, death and life.
A love poem and the poet who wrote it
Poet Sasha Debevec-McKenney is the artist-in-residence at StartingBlock Madison.
Poet Sasha Debevec-McKenney is the artist-in-residence at StartingBlock Madison.
Q&A with Roderick 'Rudy' Bankston, author of 'Snippets of Soul, Too'
'Snippets of Soul, Too' is the haiku follow-up to 2018's 'Snippets of Soul in Seventeen Syllables' and the fourth book for the Madison writer.
Since his release from prison in 2015 on appeal, Bankston has become an educator, restorative justice practitioner, entrepreneur, nonprofit founder and author of four books. His latest was released in December 2021.
With her debut collection 'Star Things,' Madison poet explores identity through the cosmos
Poet Jess L Parker, winner of the inaugural Dynamo Verlag Book Prize, will celebrate with an Oct. 21 book launch at Old Sugar Distillery.
Madison poet Jess L Parker's debut collection "Star Things" was chosen for publication as the inaugural Dynamo Verlag Book Prize.
Virtual LunART Festival celebrates Black women artists
Music, poetry and dance performances to be livestreamed Oct. 10 and 17.
The LunART Festival is directing attention to Black artists in its upcoming “Human Family” showcase.
Poetic Justice: Alando Tucker using poetry to inspire change
As a player at Wisconsin, Alando Tucker rewrote the history books, but he's is more than just an athlete. Tucker is a multi-talented man who has been showing the world his creative side.
St. Nicholas: The story behind Santa Claus
Don't tell the kids, but we've got Santa Claus all wrong.
Clive James, Australian author, poet and broadcaster, dead at 80
Clive James, the prolific Australian-born writer, broadcaster and poet, whose sardonic works were celebrated by audiences in Britain and around the world, has died aged 80, his agents have said.
Student's poem on Santa Clarita school shooting resonates online
After her school district went on lockdown during the Santa Clarita school shooting last week, a high school senior put her feelings into words.
Celebs narrate Statue of Liberty poem
Jessica Chastain, Monica Lewinsky, Lizzo, Andy Cohen and have teamed up to narrate "The New Colossus," the poem that sits at the base of the Statue of Liberty.
Google Doodle celebrates Punjabi writer Amrita Pritam's 100th birthday
Google paid tribute to Punjabi writer and poet Amrita Pritam on Saturday with a doodle in celebration of what would have been her 100th birthday.
Pete Buttigieg slams Trump admin over Cuccinelli comments
South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg criticized the Trump administration for missing "the point" after the acting director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services Director made tweaks to the famous poem on the State of Liberty and said it was "referring back to people coming from Europe where they had class-based societies."
Cuccinelli revises Statue of Liberty poem over immigration
The acting director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services in a new interview revised the iconic poem on the Statue of Liberty's pedestal to suggest that only immigrants who can "stand on their own two feet" are welcome in the United States.
Posthumous advice from Robin Williams
Robin Williams gave a lot of advice. Whether in character or as himself, he was universally perceived as someone who knew things the rest of us had somehow missed.
Kevin Spacey breaks cover to give pointed poem about wounded boxer
"The more you're wounded the greater you are," declared Kevin Spacey to guests at Rome's Palazzo Massimo alle Terme museum on Friday evening.
Joy Harjo first Native American to be named US Poet Laureate
Poet and author Joy Harjo has been named as the United States' 23rd Poet Laureate. Harjo, a member of the Muscogee Creek Nation, will be the first Native American poet to hold the honor.
Prosecutors hope to close two-decade-old murder case in Ireland
Perched on a bench in the quiet courtyard of a pub, Ian Bailey is signing a copy of his self-published book of poetry for a young American woman. He then opens a folded paper printout of his latest work.
Rhapsodize about this love poem quiz
Tongue-tied on Valentine's Day? This quiz will help!
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