Gwendolyn Brooks grew up in a South Side house full of books and was a poet from an early age, eventually becoming the first ...

Pink Floyd was like “driving away from a dodgy wedding with cans dragging behind the car, rattling all the time” ...

Author Joseph Bruchac shares a poem about a bumblebee and how taking the time to listen to the natural world led him to it.

Starting today, we’ll have a week of games, videos and essays to help you along the way. First up: readings by Ina Garten, ...

As a thief entered the house, the phone rang suddenly. The thief picked up the phone and was caught. In prison, his cellmate ...

This is the KUOW Book Club, and we've been reading "You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World" in partnership with Seattle ...

Poems can evoke laughter, tears, and thoughtful reflection. Recent research has shown their therapeutic effects: how they can reduce stress, relieve grief, and increase well-being.

The sun is shining, the flowers are blooming and the afternoon breezes are doing their best to hold off the sure-to-come heat ...

The last thing I expected to do upon reading the first poem in Cornfry (Buckman Publishing, 80 pages, $12), the first ...

In this episode, The Daily covers open mic poetry reading at the Evanston Public Library to celebrate National Poetry Month.

The installation, which opens Friday evening, features the work of eight poets based on native plants from the Cape Fear ...

Looking for your next read? Check out the Canadian fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics and children's books to read in the ...