The PoetSmiley’s inaugural Bless the Mic slam poetry contest was held on June 14 at the WCR Center for the Arts in Reading. The sold-out event drew poets and audiences from across Philadelphia, New ...

On a recent Friday afternoon, I joined Joe Hoover, S.J., our poetry editor, and James Davis May, the winner of last year’s contest, in a spirited debate to choose the winning poem for the 2025 Foley ...

Over 40 local poets submitted works to our 2024 Xpress Poetry Contest. This year’s competition asked writers to pen an original, previously unpublished piece that explored the theme of our shared ...

Santa Barbara Unified School District students beamed with pride as they showed off their writing skills as the winners of the district’s first Elementary Poetry Contest were announced. The contest ...

In celebration of National Poetry Month in April, Librarian on the Go held its annual poetry contest to inspire self-expression and cultivate appreciation for the literary art form. Youths of all ages ...

Flanders is the lyricist and co-founder of American Prize, Telly and Anthem Award-winning October Project, who are genre-defying recording artists, producers and musical activists who collaborate in ...

Winners of the Wallace Stevens Poetry Prize gave a reading of selected poems at the Austin Building’s Stern Lounge on April 10. The Wallace Stevens Poetry Prize is an annual contest held for ...

Lansing poet laureate Ruelaine Stokes visits the Tollgate Drain Wetlands. Winning entries in her We Are Water poetry contest will be displayed there. The poet laureate of Lansing, Ruelaine Stokes, was ...

AND THE WINNER IS: Margaret Belk is the winner of this year's Xpress Poetry Contest, judged by poet Michael Dechane. Belk is featured here with her dog, Ziggy. Photo courtesy of Belk Nearly 100 local ...

ANACORTES — Anacortes High School sophomore Sidra Marshall took first place March 11 in the Washington State Arts Commission’s 2025 Poetry Forward contest for a reading of her original poem, “Home.” ...