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Correction: The original version of this article incorrectly stated that Bryonn Bain is the director of the Prison Education Program. In fact, he is a founder of the program, but no longer serves as ...

Willa Perry-Spears stands with their honorable mention medal at the 2023 Minnesota Poetry Out Loud state competition Friday at Mankato State University. DULUTH — Willa Perry-Spears hadn't thought much ...

A Canyon Crest Academy junior is headed to a statewide poetry recitation competition for high school students on the strength of her performance of two poems Tuesday night. Sylvie Terjesen, 16, won ...

Last month, as the world watched the Winter Olympics in South Korea, another nail-biter was unfolding across the United States, in classrooms throughout Illinois, and in the same rural hamlets and ...

Katie Lineburg with Oregon runner-up Brooklyn Carr Heuer and First Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson, who attended the Poetry Out Loud State Contest on March 9 at Salem Public Library. Photo courtesy of Oregon ...

Marking Amar Ekushey and International Mother Language Day, the event titled “Presentation of 21 Poems” commemorated the ...

Literary figure Bhushita Vasistha captivated audiences on Friday and Saturday evenings with a poetry recital at Nepalaya's "r" Sala in Kalikasthan, blending classical and contemporary works in a ...