The J. Willard Marriott Library hosted a book launch for "Oracle Bones," a handmade book featuring poems by author Terry Tempest Williams and woodblock prints by artist Gaylord Schanilec. The...

  For two hours once a month, queer individuals (and non-queer allies) of any identity can enjoy the spoken word at Queer Poetry Night at Salt Lake’s queer bookstore, Under the Umbrella. A Space...

  When one thinks of fall poems, one might suggest Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven” or Anne Carson’s translation of Sappho's “If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho.” With self-published...

  The University of Utah welcomed former U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo for the Author Meets Readers series in Kingsbury Hall on Oct. 6. Harjo discussed her writing and life experiences with Elizabeth...

  Poetry is often a standard series of forms and conventions that delivers emotive stories to readers. What if poetry were an apron of recycled envelopes with scrawls on them, a diary entry of...

  Transgender and gender non-conforming poets deserve to take up space on bookshelves, not just as a way share their experiences but to start a dialogue. Chicago poet and editor H. Melt’s anthology...

  Poetry is a vital means of communicating feelings, and the voices of Ukrainian poets like Ilya Kaminsky and Halyna Kruk have become resonant as Ukraine experiences conflict in the wake of Russia’s...

  Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, but April is National Poetry Month and brings with it the annual Utah Poetry Festival in its vast, creative glory. A Hybrid Celebration Funded...

  Local poet and educator L. Flores' debut poetry chapbook “Reflections While Living in Utah” explores the reconciliation of religious and queer identities. Their collection comes at a poignant...

  The medium of poetics can be a vehicle for catharsis or a personal touchstone. Whatever connections it is able to form, poetry is a force that shapes both a poet and their audience. I had a chance...