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A new crop of championship youth slam poets was crowned last week at Literary Arts’ Competition. At Arlene Schnitzer Concert ...

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Opera Philadelphia is bringing to stage the Philadelphia premiere of ”The Black Clown,” a show based on the poetry of ...

We the People,” by Jill Lepore, won the history prize, and Daniel Kraus received the fiction prize for “Angel Down.” ...

Two Covington High School seniors showcased their performing arts talents in national spotlights recently, a feat made even ...

Robert Frost highlights that real growth comes from facing challenges head-on rather than avoiding them. His quote “The best ...

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The former Edinburgh Makar and playwright talks about her year of using poetry as a means to bear witness. In visceral verse, Lavery captures the numb horror of swiping past funny cats and fitness ...