An ekphrastic poem is a a poem written about a piece of art. Ruth Ann Meyers Kulp, a Lancaster-based poet, wrote "Night Trees" after a flash of inspiration brought on by a photograph, "Charter Hall." ...

Poetry events kicked up after a slight respite for the holidays. I attended the Blue Whale Reading two weeks ago, featuring ...

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: Dial-A-Poem - William Burroughs. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: This reading is from an unpublished book entitled "Ah Pook Is Here." CHANG: Poet and performance artist John Giorno ...

And in honor of the month, here’s a “Jeopardy!” style quiz. Remember English Class for $200: “Ode on a Grecian Urn,” studied by many students in English classes, was written by John Keats and is also ...

A moment from the installation of Confluence. Credit: Todd Gilens Some of the sidewalk poem in Reno. Credit: Todd Gilens Gilens is a visual artist and designer who collaborated with the city of Reno, ...

Sydney Williams recites her poem "Squinting in a Misty Forest" in the Museum of Art. She stands in front of the painting she based the poem on, titled "November Montclair." (Courtesy of Sydney ...

Frances Mayes’ 1996 best-selling memoir, “Under the Tuscan Sun” left quite the impression on poet/attorney Diana Dinverno while she was undergoing cancer treatments. “I read Mayes’ memoir of her ...