poetry

Oregon School for the Deaf senior Trayshun Holmes-Gournaris is only the second deaf student to win the state's Poetry Out Loud competition by performing three poems using American Sign Language. He will now represent Oregon at the national semi-final round.

It's often said of poetry that there's a kind of music to it. You'll get no disagreement there from Stephen Rodgers. He's a professor of music theory and…

Emily Dickinson is revered for her poetry, yet still something of an enigma. No one is quite sure why she was so reclusive later in life, spending nearly…

Richard Blanco has traveled many miles since his appearance reading his poetry at the second Obama inaugural in 2013. And his travels have taken him to…

Reading the name of Oregon's current Poet Laureate can make people do a double-take. Because his name is Stafford. Kim Stafford. He is the ninth poet…

We certainly live in an inspiring place. It's almost like poetry. But there are plenty of people who write poetry from and about the region. They include…

When people call Richard Blanco "the inaugural poet," they don't mean that he's the first poet ever. But he is rare, in that he recited his poetry at a…

It only took a few thousand years, but Oregon has its first official Native American Poet Laureate. Elizabeth Woody was named Oregon Poet Laureate by…

You have to be a VERY good poet for your work to still be revered hundreds of years after you die. Even Shakespeare's work has not been esteemed as long…

Speaking to an audience: check. Speaking to an audience without notes: uhh, check. Speaking to an audience without notes and in verse: okay, this is where…

Open wide and get ready to take a bite of a "poetry sandwich." Rogue Valley resident Daniel Sperry is both poet and cellist, and he combines his skills by…

It's not every day you meet a poet who has won an Emmy Award, but you start today. Kwame Dawes is a poet, yes, but also a writer of novels and nonfiction…