"All That We Ask of You Is To Always Be Happy," Durham poet Bridget Bell's debut collection, comes out on February 4.

The Arts Council of Rockland and County Executive Ed Day have appointed Argentine-American poet Juan Pablo Mobili as its newest poet laureate.

Published on this day in 1845, the work used alliteration, internal rhyme and repetition to draw in readers, lending it a dark and melancholic tone ...