How Amanda Gorman became the voice of a new American era
‘An inspiration to us all’: Amanda Gorman's inaugural poem stirs hope and awe
August 2012
Ana Marie Cox column
Storm-struck Republicans face menace of 'a world without pizza'
Ana Marie Cox
Ana Marie Cox: With the RNC shut down, it was left to Newt Gingrich and Herman Cain to vie for headlines with tropical storm Isaac
August 2011
Philip Levine appointed new US poet laureate
'I would like to bring attention to the people I've written about,' says working-class writer of role, which commences in October
January 2009
Poet laureate for Silicon Valley, anyone?
A new opportunity in the high-tech hotspot aims to bring poetry to the world of PCs and processors
July 2008
Kay Ryan named US poet laureate
News: A quiet writer of compressed poetry has been given America's top honour for poets
August 2007
Charles Simic named US poet laureate
Charles Simic, the Pulitzer prize-winning poet who emigrated to the US from Yugoslavia aged 16, has been named as his adopted country's new poet laureate.
