An ode is a poem that is written for a special occasion or about a particular subject-filled with noble sentiment and enthusiastic emotion. Community members are invited to submit their best “Ode to ...

More than 10 Decembers have passed since Tom Gregory wrote a Christmas poem for his daughter, Madison. She was just a toddler at the time, but he recognized in her a creative streak he wanted to ...

This poem was written by Clement Clarke Moore, which he named “A Visit From St. Nicholas,” and was published for the first time on Dec. 23, 1823, by an upstate New York newspaper. Clement Clarke Moore ...

This Christmas garden poem was written for this column more than 30 years ago. It is still the most requested encore of any column I have written and as a gift to my readers I grant copyright ...

The buses will display poems created by participants in The Voice Project, a series of workshops poet laureate Tommy Archuleta organized for homeless Santa Feans.

April is packed with poetry. On any given day, there’s likely more than one poetry event to celebrate National Poetry Month.

Santa Cruz County Poet Laureate Farnaz Fatemi is the poet-in-residence at this year’s Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music. The festival kicked off with free open rehearsals July 30 and features a ...