Poetry

WHYY convened and celebrated Philadelphia’s spoken wordsmiths by amplifying their works and exploring their inspirations in a Community Conversation.

This week; consolidating Pa.'s universities, the potential for Pa. to lose a congressional seat, and Persian poet Fatemeh Shams.

The twin-brother team that makes up Delaware’s poets laureate help students discover “the heart that art brings into our lives.”

WHYY convened Black poets from Camden, Pennsauken, and Willingboro to explore the urgency of now.

Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman summoned images dire and triumphant Wednesday as she called out to the world “even as we grieved, we grew."

This week we listen back to Mary's interview with poet Ariea D. Matthews, Anton Moore, executive producer of "The Wight of Death," and musician Micah Graves.

Literary collective Blue Stoop is surviving the pandemic by focusing on the local community.

This week; the Health Department gives us some trick-or-treating guidelines, voting rights for people with dementia, and poet Airea D. Matthews.

In his new book, poet Mark Doty traces the life and work of Walt Whitman and, in the process, examines his own experience as a writer.

Philly’s arts office responds to the cultural and ethnic diversity that makes up our vibrant neighborhoods.

We talk with poets Richard Blanco and Nikky Finney about writing and reading poetry during the pandemic.

We talk with poets Richard Blanco and Nikky Finney about writing and reading poetry during the pandemic and we hear how nurses are coping at Temple University Hospital.

With the coronavirus pandemic in full swing and a state shutdown in place, poets are turning to the internet to stay connected.

Thomas Devaney's new book of poems charts his complicated relationship with his home city of Philadelphia. Then, 1812 Productions, a local political satire group.

The Liberian immigrant, social worker, and former Pew Fellow is committed to civic engagement through poetry.