Arts Jul 13 Ada Limón named 24th U.S. poet laureate On Tuesday, the Library of Congress announced that 46-year-old Ada Limón had been named the 24th U.S. poet laureate. By Hillel Italie, Associated Press
Nation Jul 12 Watch 5:13 News Wrap: Ukrainian forces strike ammunition depot in Russian-occupied Kherson In our news wrap Tuesday, Ukraine's military said it destroyed a Russian ammunition depot in outside the occupied city of Kherson, the U.S. military killed the leader of the Islamic State group in Syria, Mexico's president calls for end to…
Poetry Mar 11 Watch 3:26 Kara Jackson’s Brief But Spectacular take on honoring her lineage Kara Jackson is known for being the 2019-2020 National Youth Poet Laureate from Oak Park, Illinois. But her art is not limited to one medium or one place. She writes poems but also essays and music that explore her family… By Melissa Williams
Arts Nov 19 Joy Harjo will serve a rare third term as U.S. poet laureate Harjo is the second poet laureate to serve this many terms in a row since the current duties of the position were established 77 years ago. By Joshua Barajas
Sep 19 Watch 7:23 U.S. poet laureate Joy Harjo on opening a ‘doorway of hope’ for indigenous artists By Jeffrey Brown, Kira Wakeam Joy Harjo, the new poet laureate of the United States, is the first Native American to achieve that honor. Jeffrey Brown recently sat down with Harjo, a member of Oklahoma's Muscogee Creek Nation, in Tulsa to discuss how arts shaped… Continue watching
Apr 30 The poet laureate wants you to read this poem By Jennifer Hijazi "There is so much noise in our culture. So many frantic, angry, unreliable voices.... Poetry is an antidote to that."… Continue reading
Jun 14 Watch 7:24 For newly named U.S. poet laureate, the power of poetry is opening ourselves to others By PBS NewsHour Tracy K. Smith, a writer and teacher, is taking on a very public role as the nation's poet laureate. Jeffrey Brown sits down with Smith to discuss how language can be a tool of revelation, her reflections on race in… Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch new poet laureate Tracy K. Smith read two of her poems By Larisa Epatko Tracy K. Smith, the nation’s newest poet laureate, says writing is not just about expressing emotion but of the choices you make when putting words on the page. She reads two of her poems here. Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch Poet Juan Felipe Herrera reads ‘Five Directions to My House’ By PBS NewsHour Continue watching