The Friends of the Oak Ridge Library (FOL) along with the Poetry Society of Tennessee (PST), will sponsor a reading by regional poets and a Book Sale on Saturday, April 12, at the Oak Ridge Public ...

Elisa Gabbert’s collections of poetry and essays include, most recently, “Normal Distance” and “Any Person Is the Only Self.” ...

It isn’t the poetry people remember from high school. Sue Weaver Dunlap will be among several area poets readings from their works at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, as the August edition of Curated takes ...

This week’s poem, Mary Tracy’s “Legacy,” considers our afterlives in the long span of deep time and larger natural cycles. I ...

Add independent.com on Google Add the SB Independent as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The next Blue Whale reading featuring poets Cie Gumucio and Daniel Thomas! Wednesday ...

Over the river, and through the wood, To grandfather’s house we go; The horse knows the way To carry the sleigh Through the white and drifted snow. Over the river, and through the wood— Oh, how the ...

Local poet Rik Goodell had a good year, indeed. He won the International Western Music Association Award of Excellence for his album, "Cowboyin' with God," which was named the 2025 Cowboy Poetry Album ...

On rainy days, Reading’s sidewalks will shine with the creativity of young writers from the area. Haiku written by local children as part of the Rain Poetry project by nonprofit PA Humanities will ...

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 ...

For 23 years, A.O. Scott was a film critic for the New York Times. For the past five months, he has been the nation’s most prominent poetry critic, writing a monthly column that uses the Times’ ...

Inside the Unity of Santa Barbara Chapel, the Blue Whale Reading Series takes place every other month. Hosts Laure-Anne Bosselar and Christine Kravetz revived the series in 2023 after founder Steve ...