Matthew Burgess and Doug Salati met on a blind date. "We share the same agent," explains Burgess. "She said, 'You need to meet this client of mine.'" Over coffee in Brooklyn, they discovered that they ...

Tell kids they’re going to read poetry, and you’ll often get the same reaction: rolling eyes, disinterest and none-too-subtle overall crankiness, teachers say. But bring a live poet to the classroom, ...

Kwame Alexander won the Newbery award in 2015 for his sports themed novel-in-verse The Crossover, and is now touring the country to promote its prequel, Rebound. Next spring, he’ll begin publishing ...

The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation (Dodge Foundation) and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) will present the 20th Annual Dodge Poetry Festivaltaking place from Thursday, October 17– ...

Halloween is usually a holiday for kids, but adults who savor fun frights will find much to enjoy at the Bettendorf Public Library when they present a Halloween Double-Header: a Halloween Poetry Jam ...