Brenda Cárdenas is Wisconsin’s newest poet laureate. As the state’s ambassador for poetry, the Milwaukee native hopes to inspire creativity through workshops, projects and meeting with young people.

As Wisconsin’s newest poet laureate, Brenda Cárdenas is traveling around the state with a mission: inspiring creativity ...

A video reading of the poem, titled "Love Letter From the Afterlife" went viral after Gibson's passing was announced -- with ...

Andrea Gibson was the subject of director Ryan White's 2025 Sundance Film Festival documentary Come See Me in the Good Light.

Andrea Gibson was a poet, author and ambassador of the arts. Gibson became the state's 10th Poet Laureate in 2023, with six full-length collections of poetry as well as two Independent Publishers ...

Global Citizen is focusing on cities to combat extreme poverty amid global political gridlock. The international advocacy ...

Carla Hayden, the former Librarian of Congress fired by President Donald Trump, has joined the the country's foremost ...

A poem honoring Samuel Huntington, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, will debut July 5 at the Huntington Homestead Museum, according to a community announcement. “American Mettle,” written ...

My time as the poet laureate of Bethel will be coming to a close in a few months, which means that I will be searching for the next laureate; this will be Bethel’s third after Cortney Davis ...

Poet Jack Smith has served as Dorchester County’s first-ever poet laureate since 2001. He said he has been writing poetry for most of his life, and much of his work is historical, patriotic and ...

As Kansas poet laureate, Traci Brimhall curated new works from Kansas poets to showcase at the state fair. (Traci Brimhall) Kansas poet laureate Traci Brimhall is offering poetic sustenance to Kansas ...

Derek Sheffield sat down with The Seattle Times to talk about the role of poet laureate, his love of language and what he’s excited to accomplish in the role.