Poetry

At 17, Vanessa Hunter is Charlotte's inaugural youth poet laureate. She shares an original poem with WFAE — and talks about finding her voice and becoming comfortable on stage.

Richmond Parris, a high school senior in Winston-Salem, reflects on the poem that helped him advance to the national Poetry Out Loud competition in Washington, D.C., set for next month.

The city of Charlotte made history this week when it named Jay Ward as the city's first poet laureate. In an interview with WFAE, Ward discusses his plans as the city's inaugural wordsmith.

The poem "Today, I Am A Witness To Change," was created by NPR resident poet Kwame Alexander, using submissions from 38 people across the country. Two were from North Carolina — including Victoria Crane-Lindsey of Asheville.

The state of North Carolina installed its newest poet laureate after some controversy swirled around the position last July. Shelby Stephenson, never…

Heading into the week, we knew that topics like the budget, Common Core and teacher pay raises would be Statehouse news. We didn't expect a controversy to…

Sometimes a news story is best told in rhyme…so here goes:There once was a governor named PatWho thought in verse this state should not lackSo he picked a…

Entering, through the mediumof memoria, achieves the parableof Proust: the aromaof Italianata, opera of olfactory,blood–gnosis spinning me backover these…

If paint can bring energy to an old wall, can an art group bring new energy to a corporate building?A new space uptown aims to do both. The story begins a…

There is a moment Sunday,an inexplicable instant of clarityand purpose the dying often summon,when my mother extends a hand through the mist,lifts off her…