poetry

Patricia Gerrity of Kentucky contacted us recently with a simple request. Her younger sister, Kate Gerrity of Olean, has been having a particularly di...

LAROCHELLE, France — Tom Krampf is familiar to many as the unofficial poet laureate of the Olean, N.Y. area. He and his wife Francoise, lived on a far...

JAMESTOWN — Emilia Brotka of Ischua won second place with her poem, “Yellow Rain Boots,” out of nearly 40 works submitted to Jamestown Community Colle...

OLEAN — The Friends of the Olean Public Library are sponsoring a poetry contest for high school students in area schools to promote creativity. All st...

ALFRED — Even in the midst of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Alfred State Pioneers are still finding ways to come together virtually to connect, bo...

ST. BONAVENTURE — Alice Notley, a spring 2020 Lenna Visiting Professor at St. Bonaventure University, will read from her acclaimed poetry during her M...

While the origins of Valentine’s Day can be traced back to ancient Rome, we looked back a little less far in history to see what gifts folks were gett...

OLEAN — Staff at Olean High School announced the recitation winners and prizes won for the Poetry Out Loud competition held Monday in the auditorium. ...

OLEAN — As the students competing in the Poetry Out Loud contest at Olean High School sat and waited their turns Monday to recite poetry on stage, sev...

ST. BONAVENTURE — Four poets will visit campus over the next three weeks as part of the Fall Visiting Poets Series at St. Bonaventure University. Dani...

Mother's Day kids crafts, brunch, poetry, music and more as May's Second Saturday events once again took place in various local businesses this Saturd...

Science experiments, discussions, live music and poetry as a part of Make Olean Strange's April Second Saturday events all day Saturday. Here are some...

Beauty, pain and serenity can be found in the greater Olean area, as made apparent by a new book of poetry. “Camping in the Galaxy: Haibun and Other W...

OLEAN — Reading lines like “What happens when you die?” from Jean Valentine’s “Sanctuary” and “Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair” from Percy By...

CUBA — Wade Robertson, award winning outdoor writer and poet, will speak at Cuba Library on Tuesday, Aug. 28 at 6:30 p.m. and will speak about some of...

OLEAN — In honor of National Poetry Month, the local literary community is inviting the public to celebrate with a poetry slam Saturday night. The poe...

OLEAN — One by one, students took the Olean High School auditorium stage, approached the mic and stepped under the spotlight. For some, the Thursday a...

OLEAN — The poetry of notable black writers will be read during a gathering Feb. 25 at the Olean Public Library in honor of Black History Month. The e...