All this summer on MORNING EDITION, we've been asking poets to read work that evokes this season. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: This next poem is by Paul Laurence Dunbar. He was an African-American poet who ...

Sign up for Forwarding the News, our essential morning briefing with trusted, nonpartisan news and analysis, curated by senior writer Benyamin Cohen. Last year, as ...

Philadelphia’s poet laureate position is both an honor and a civic duty. The selected poet is expected to perform certain tasks to promote arts in the city, but the Free Library of Philadelphia, which ...

June 21 is officially the first day of summer, also known as the Summer Solstice. Today holds symbolic importance, as it marks the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, and the point ...

Despite the cold weather in the Northeast, summer is just around the corner, and as the sunny days have finally begun to roll in, I've used the sunshine as an opportunity to read great poetry about ...

Before you fully hand yourself over to fall, know there are ways to hold on to that summer fun, so says our poetry reviewer Tess Taylor. She has brought us some poems from this year that convey summer ...

Philadelphians will witness the magic of a haiku when it rains this summer as unique water-activated poetry installations pop up across the city. MORE CULTURE Kids at Play indoor playground and ...

MK Asante reads a poem composed for Morning Edition titled, "In Summer." The Baltimore-based writer says it is in tribute to Paul Laurence Dunbar, an African-American poet. This next poem is by Paul ...