In the centuries since, Burns’ poem has grown into a New Year’s staple, says Travis Alexander, a professor in North Carolina A&T State University’s College of Art, Humanities and Social ...

The iconic song became a staple at the stroke of midnight with a little help from 18th century poet Robert Burns and the Scottish diaspora. It wouldn't be New Year's Eve without "Auld Lang Syne ...

To its devotees, the gathering’s hypnotically lengthy programming of readings and avant-garde performances provides a dependably radical initiation into the new year. Hosted by the Poetry ...

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to poet in residence Kwame Alexander ... MARTIN: We are leaning into the joy of the new school year - so, so good. Thank you so much, Kwame. ALEXANDER: This is going ...

That same year, he founded Obsidian Tongues ... Part of his responsibilities with his new title — which runs through 2024 — include promoting poetry. Avelar will be hosting a teen poetry ...

The 33-year-old New Yorker wore a wide-brimmed hat in Curious George yellow and a sandwich board sign on his chest, inscribed with a simple request: “Ask me for a poem.” In the last seven ...

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors last month appointed San Jose resident Yosimar Reyes to the honorary post of Santa Clara County Poet Laureate for a two-year term ending Dec. 31 ...

Hern easily seems wise beyond his years, impressing everyone he meets ... Hern hopes to use his poetry to keep spreading positivity. As Poet Laureate of New York, he is just getting started.