Clapping, snapping and stomping were just some of the ways the crowd applauded the talent on stage for the Only In Ogden poetry slam. While poets give voice to their writing, audience members react whenever...

As a teenager I was always told that high school would be the best years of my life. I’m not sure where that idea came from, but it is certainly not a one-size-fits-all concept. Growing up I was not...

Excitement and the smell of freshly-brewed coffee hung thick in the air. Small groups of students and poets stood talking and sipping from paper and plastic cups, exchanging lines of poetry and warm hugs....

Weber State University's creative writing program held a faculty reading event on Wednesday, allowing more than 40 students and faculty to listen to assistant professors Janine Joseph and Laura Stott...

I never realized that poetry was so much more than just pretty words presented in a pretty way until one of my roommates showed me her Tumblr blog where she posts some of the poetry she writes. At first,...

Ben Barker stepped up to the microphone preparing to share a past experience. He started out soft and gentle, then, as his story went on, his voice became louder. His voice echoed off the walls and filled...

Nurture the Creative Mind, an Ogden-area nonprofit organization aimed at teaching art and expression to youth, is gaining ground in Ogden — in more than one sense. The organization just received funding...

[media-credit name="Cade Clark" align="alignleft" width="300"][/media-credit]Former Utah poet laureate Katharine Coles shared her experiences of visiting Antarctica with students for the Water Works series...

Poet Amiri Baraka visited Weber State University Thursday as part of the Convocations lecture series. Baraka is an author of over 40 literary works and is known nationwide for his political activism....