An ode is a poem that is written for a special occasion or about a particular subject-filled with noble sentiment and enthusiastic emotion. Community members are invited to submit their best “Ode to ...

More than 10 Decembers have passed since Tom Gregory wrote a Christmas poem for his daughter, Madison. She was just a toddler at the time, but he recognized in her a creative streak he wanted to ...

We sing the Silicon Valley electric. As the poet laureate of Santa Clara County, Nils Peterson yearns to elevate the status of poetry in the land of the iPod, to make art accessible to folks who don’t ...

After her school district went on lockdown during the Santa Clarita school shooting last week, a high school senior put her feelings into words. “I don’t want to live with this fear on my chest,” ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif.– Former Santa Barbara Poet Laureate Emerita Sojourner Kincaid Rolle receives national recognition for her illustrated children's book "Free at Last: A Juneteenth Poem".