Poetry

The Bookmarked Literary Arts Festival is back in Lander later this month for its fifth year. The gathering aims to broaden the definition of what literature looks like – and who’s writing it – in the state.

Wind River Pride is hosting a series of events in Lander and Riverton this month to celebrate Pride. Their most recent meetup was a Queers with Quills creative writing night.

Current U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón is coming to the Tetons to give a free talk on May 21. Limón is the first Latina to hold the prestigious title and is also the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and MacArthur “genius grant.” She’s published six books of poetry, including “The Carrying,” which won the National Book Critics Circle Award.

When Barbara Smith first moved to Rock Springs in 1969 to teach English at Western Wyoming Community College, the area was, in her own words, “just a sleepy, small town.” A few years later, Smith witnessed the community completely transform as a result of a big energy boom in the early seventies.

ARTCORE is a Casper-based arts organization that has provided opportunities for artists in a variety of disciplines to showcase their skills. It recently began its season, which runs through next year. Wyoming Public Radio’s Hugh Cook spoke with ARTCORE executive director Carolyn Deuel about what to expect.

Elora Umbach, a Casper high school senior, won the state Poetry Outloud contest and competed in Washington D.C.

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.

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…

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…

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…