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A Frederick County girl's poem is being preserved for people around the world to read generations from now. Mara Occhuizzo ...

Focus on [Amanda] Gorman's lines: "Being American is more than a pride we inherit, it's the past we step into and how we repair it,"' writes an L.A. Times reader.

The Academy of American Poets announces its list of 23 new poet laureate fellows, awarding them a total of $1.1 million dollars across the United States.

The everyday is where we live. Find something in it to praise. Poetry from Daily Life: The everyday is where we live. Find ...