For 176 years, the city Austin had no poet laureate. Plenty of creative people hung out here. The official post, however, did ...

Oakland voters have a provocative choice in next month's special election for mayor, as longtime former Rep. Barbara Lee ...

There’s a lot going on in the poetry community right now. My Santa Barbara Independent colleague, George Yatchisin, will ...

This was also true of Friedman’s last two records, but the contemplation of loss and mortality cuts closer to the bone on ...

Since getting into poetry as a teenager, Masaki Takahashi has been performing with a style that bridges the gap between ...

Merriweather District’s signature book festival, Books in Bloom, is back for its 9th year, bringing together community with ...

San Francisco’s Poet Laureate Tongo Eisen-Martin has been awarded Yale University’s prestigious Windham-Campbell Prize. The $175,000 literary award aims to provide writers the financial means to focus ...

Writers events galore — from Sloane Crosley to WeHo’s poet laureate, a Tina Turner jazz tribute night, a Monday afternoon ...

Senator Lea Webb is recognizing local women for their leadership, innovation, and dedication to the community.

BYU professor of English Lance Larsen has been writing poetry for four decades. His poems are regularly published in leading ...

"I don't think that there's any man today, present today, that has the kind of moral authority or spiritual strength,'' ...

Mildred Barya is a Ugandan poet and fiction writer who has authored three poetry books: "Give Me Room to Move My Feet," "The ...