poetry
Juan Felipe Herrera named first Latino poet laureate
June 10, 2015"I'm here for everyone and from everyone; my voice is made by everyone's voices."
Read morePoem for peace: “Brother”
June 2, 2015"I depend on you and you can depend on me. A brother is no bother. We all have the same Father."
Read moreToday: Two American poets honor LGBT Pride Month
June 2, 2015Includes poetry by Walt Whitman and Judy Grahn.
Read moreToday in history: Vietnam leader Ho Chi Minh is born, 1890
May 19, 2015Ho Chi Minh was also a writer and poet; here are four short poems.
Read morePoets honor ‘migration’ paintings of Jacob Lawrence
May 8, 2015For a tribute in verse to one of the 20th century's greatest painters, the late Jacob Lawrence, only the finest poets would do.
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