Poetry

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…

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…

Looking for a pandemic read? Craig Johnson, Nina McConigley, and others have plenty of recommendations.Alyson Hagy, Laramie author of Scribe : Re-reading…

State poetry reading contest winner, Lauren Haiar, will represent Wyoming at the national Poetry Out Loud competition next month.Haiar is a senior at…

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…

Poet Darrah Perez is a native of the Wind River Indian Reservation. Darrah’s work and collaborations honor tribal ancestry and spirituality through her…

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…