There are many coffee cafes in Bakersfield that draw folks in with promises of a delicious cup of java and a tasty pastry.

For me, Donald Hall's poems are old friends. I've known and read him for nearly 30 years. My favorite poems remain those of the "Kicking the Leaves" period, the mid- to late-1970s, when the elegist ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The very first permanent poetry periscope in North America was installed at the Nichols School on Thursday. The green tube that resembles a periscope, peeks out of the ground. To use ...

What is it about life’s big and little moments that calls for a poem? At weddings. At funerals. On greeting cards. In church. On the radio. At moments of great happiness or deep sadness. At beginnings ...

DECATUR — Everyone’s a poet, but they just don’t know it. The local poetry group, Decatur Area Poets, aims to help others find the poet inside. Decatur resident Anastasia Lindsey, 31, joined the local ...