Poetry

In the mid-2000s, the poet came on stage and introduced big bands. He was even at festivals like Fun, Fun, Fun and Austin City Limits.

Cecily Parks started writing the poems that would become The Seeds about a decade ago. Now it's finally finished and out in the world.

The spoken word poet and theater artist will document the city's big moments through poetry. Miller will serve a two-year term promoting literacy and the arts in Austin.

Poet KB Brookins is circulating a petition to add a city program that would promote literacy and the arts in Austin.

Austin poet Terry Dawson has responded to the climate change crisis with a poetry collection urging people to take stock of the situation.

Ireland Griffin, 17, hopes to encourage other youth to get involved in creative writing and poetry and have a "safe space to explore creative outlets."

Aspiring youth poets in Austin now have a chance to dig deeper into the craft by applying for the Austin Youth Poet Laureate Program.

Poet and novelist Carrie Fountain talks with poet Matthew Zapruder about the collaboration that inspired his poem "Frankenstein Love" from his collection…

In this edition of This Is Just To Say, poet and novelist Carrie Fountain talks with Palestinian-American poet Naomi Shihab Nye.Nye reads her poem…

A creative writing competition for English- and Spanish-speaking children is accepting submissions through Thursday.It's the second year the Austin-based…