WHAT: The Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellowship for Johnston’s project, Praisesong for the People: Poems Celebrating the Heart and Soul of Texas. WHY IT’S SO GREAT: Poetry is often ...

Editor’s Note Naomi Shihab Nye was Poetry Editor at the Texas Observer for the past 28 years. A sixth-grader wearing a yellow floral dress waved me down, then sidled up to my car window in ...

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) - On Saturday, October 12, Ignite the Mic will present the Texas-Lou Poetry Jamboree, an event celebrating freedom of speech, self-determination and creativity. The Jamboree ...

San Antonio’s Octavio Quintanilla, a former poet laureate for the Alamo City, was recently named poet laureate for all of ...

The 12 kids sat scattered in pews facing the podium, listening as their instructor went over details for the poetry slam that would cap off their three-day winter poetry camp. Emanuelee "Outspoken ...

"Whether we're performing on a huge stage like the Paramount or in a living room rehearsing, we're playing music together ...

A live poetry competition will take place on the Art Museum of South Texas' rooftop during its monthly Third Thursday event on Thursday. Starting around 5 p.m., each performer will have three ...

Country artist Ryder Grimes lands in the No. 1 spot on the Texas country music charts for the second time. (Photo Courtesy of Bailey Lamar) POETRY Independent artist Ryder Grimes has once again ...

Our open mics are open to ALL. Come see local poets from all across the greater Houston area share original works of poetry. Our signup lists go up at 7:30 pm. Most individuals start arriving ...

April is National Poetry Month. It's also calving season, you know, when cows give birth to their babies. Apparently, someone here has an unfulfilled yearning for ranch life - no shade.