In a 2015 political column for the Nation, four years before her death, Toni Morrison wrote, “There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we ...

This haiku by Jordan Perry is one of the countless poems that explores our new reality of social-distancing and life online. Poetry is often highly personal but also captures our collective ...

Justice Snow’s is hosting an eclectic evening this Halloween weekend, bringing together spoken word, a dance party enhanced with interactive virtual-reality technology and psychic readings. Titled ...

Poetry Month is often the time we remember to teach and read poems with kids and help our children write poetry. But you can read and write poetry with kids all year long–not just during Poetry Month!

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 ...

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.” — William Shakespeare, 'Romeo and Juliet' Ask most people for a list of the most illustrious poets of all time, ...