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Joy Harjo, a Ucross alumna and the 23rd U.S. Poet Laureate and Larry Mitchell, a Grammy Award-winning musician and Harjo's longtime musical collaborator, will perform at the WYO Theater on Feb. 25. This is the first time Ucross has hosted a U.S. Poet Laureate as they celebrate their 40th anniversary with events throughout 2023.
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Ray Jones is a junior at Natrona County High School. Jones is also this year's Poetry Out Loud State Champion.Poetry Out Loud is a national arts education…
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In 2016, the national park system celebrated its hundredth birthday. When poet karla k. morton learned that there had never been a complete book of poetry…
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You've probably read poems like sonnets or haiku. This year, a new form of poetry was invented. In a matter of months, poets adopted the new form, and a…
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The University of Wyoming Libraries hosted award-winning poet and writer, Camille T. Dungy, for a virtual reading of her work on October 24, 2020. Dungy…
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Looking for a pandemic read? Craig Johnson, Nina McConigley, and others have plenty of recommendations.Alyson Hagy, Laramie author of Scribe : Re-reading…
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State poetry reading contest winner, Lauren Haiar, will represent Wyoming at the national Poetry Out Loud competition next month.Haiar is a senior at…
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A paper published in BioScience looks at how poetry can be used to teach scientific concepts and how researchers can use poetry to gain a new…
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Poet Darrah Perez is a native of the Wind River Indian Reservation. Darrah’s work and collaborations honor tribal ancestry and spirituality through her…
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Governor Mead announced the state’s new official poet Thursday. He gave the honor of poet laureate to Rose Hill of Sheridan, a local business owner and…