Four teens on why they like poetry
For 20 years, teens from around the country have come to Washington, D.C. to compete in the national Poetry Out Loud finals.
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These 2 funny books give readers a reason to smile in tough times
Dorothy Parker's posthumously published collection is Poems; Camilla Barnes' debut novel is The Usual Desire to Kill. Both affirm: sharp humor can be grounded in pain.
Two books delivered beauty, inspiration and humor — just when I needed them most
Sometimes, the right book shows up just at the right time. Our book critic encountered two such books this week: Water, Water, by Billy Collins, and The Dog Who Followed the Moon, by James Norbury.
Nobel Prize-winning poet Louise Glück dies at 80
The winner of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature and Poet Laureate of the United States from 2003-2004 was 80 years old.
Snow, scorpions, Dr. Seuss: What Kenyan kids talked about with top U.S. kids' authors
Newbery prize winners Kwame Alexander, a poet, and Jerry Craft, an author and illustrator, went on a mission to Kenya to encourage reading. The kids learned a lot. So did the authors.
These poems by Latin American women reflect a multilingual region
Sandra Guzmán once heard an alarming statistic: Every 14 days, an Indigenous language dies around the world. So she created a new multilingual project centered on Latin American women.
Opinion: Remembering Ukrainian poet Victoria Amelina
NPR's Scott Simon remembers Ukrainian writer and poet Victoria Amelina, who was among those killed in a Russian strike at a pizza restaurant last month.
The Academy of American Poets names its first Latino head
Ricardo Alberto Maldonado will become the almost-90-year-old academy's executive director and president.
Denise Lajimodiere is named North Dakota's first Native American poet laureate
A citizen of the Turtle Mountain band of Chippewa Indians, Lajimodiere has written several award-winning books of poetry and is an expert on the history of Native American boarding schools.
Opinion: Remembering poet Charles Simic
NPR's Scott Simon remembers Charles Simic, former U.S. poet laureate who was born in Belgrade right before World War II. He died this week after a long career of writing and teaching.