poetry

Denver poet Diana Khoi Nguyen's family is haunted by bees. It's easier for them to speak about the bees than it is to speak about her brother's suicide.…

"In a second I'll tell you how little writing rescues." That promise, from the opening poem of Terrance Hayes' "American Sonnets for My Past and Future…

In the wake of school shootings like the one in Parkland, Florida this year, parents are asking: "How do I talk to my child about mass shootings?"KUOW…

News stories can be disturbing sometimes, but KUOW has a way to help process these stories.We call it #NewsPoet — and it involves a Pacific Northwest poet…

Imani Sims is KUOW’s inaugural #NewsPoet – a program in which Pacific Northwest poets respond in verse to what the station airs. Below is an excerpt of…

Starting this month KUOW is celebrating local poetry with a series called #NewsPoet.A Pacific Northwest poet writes an original piece inspired by a KUOW…

The news can be troubling and sometimes disturbing. For poets it can be a source of inspiration. To help process the stories in our news feeds, we invite…

Today KUOW launches a new series celebrating Pacific Northwest writers. We invite local poets to write an original piece inspired by a KUOW news…

In the poem "Maybe This Building Should Go" — and a series of redactions — Frances McCue considers the emotional pull of particular places and buildings.…

In a parallel universe, poets stand on street corners and recite for us. We stop what we’re doing and gather together with friends and strangers to…