Acclaimed poet and former University of Tennessee professor Cornelius Eady made a special appearance at the NYC Mayor's ...

Cornelius Eady, a National Book Award finalist, shared an excerpt from “Proof,” an original poem he has written for Zohran ...

Over the river, and through the wood, To grandfather’s house we go; The horse knows the way To carry the sleigh Through the white and drifted snow. Over the river, and through the wood— Oh, how the ...

Maya Angelou’s legacy goes beyond the body of work she shared with the world during her lifetime. Her legacy as one of the greatest writers of all time also embodies the ability she had to hold on to ...

Amanda Gorman, the nation's first national youth poet laureate, made history again Wednesday as the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history. Gorman, 22, performed an original poem titled "The Hill We ...

This week’s poem, Mary Tracy’s “Legacy,” considers our afterlives in the long span of deep time and larger natural cycles. I ...

Your morning routine can make an enormous impact on how you feel for the rest of the day. For me, one of the best thing's I've ever done for my morning is sign up for the Academy of American Poets's ...

The National Book Foundation announced on Thursday the winner of the 2018 Innovations in Reading Prize, its annual social-impact-through-literature award. Each year the foundation honors one ...

Disgraced actor Kevin Spacey read a poem about a battered boxer at an Italian museum in his first performance since sexual assault charges against him were dropped. Spacey stood next to the bronze ...