The Las Vegas Poets Organization

06/09/2018

In half a decade, the number of U.S. adults who are reading poetry has nearly doubled.

That's according to the results of a new survey by the National Endowment for the Arts, which announced Thursday that "as a share of the total U.S. adult population, this poetry readership is the highest on record over a 15-year period."

The National Endowment for the Arts says that since its last survey period in 2012, the number of U.S. adults reading poetry had nearly doubled. And the agency says social media may be responsible.

06/02/2018

Poet Day Sibley performing at our Pop-Up Poetry Feature Series at Nevada Humanities. @ First Friday Las Vegas

06/02/2018

Poet King Lonah performing at Nevada Humanities for our Pop-Up Poetry Feature Series. @ First Friday Las Vegas

06/02/2018

Poet Day Sibley performing at Nevada Humanities for our Pop-Up Poetry Feature Series.

06/02/2018

King Lonah featuring at Nevada Humanities for our Pop-Up Poetry Feature Series.

05/24/2018

Join us on June 1st at 7pm at Nevada Humanities for the Pop-Up Poetry Feature Series now in its fifth season. Join us as we celebrate National Pride Month with Poets Day Sibley and King Lonah.

Day Sibley is a interdisciplinary artist based in Southern Nevada. She's been published in The Quail Bell, The Drabble, Neon Dreams and more. She competed in the Battle Born poetry slam, studied creative writing at CSN, and interned for the Red Rock Review-Journal. Outside her day job, she's probably working out, reading classics or learning videography.

King has been writing poetry for a few years now. His style jumps around more than his gender but he never fails to convey raw emotion. His poetry is something you truly have to experience.

Hosted by Executive Director and Founder of LVPO, Jorge Lara.

The Las Vegas Poets Organization is Las Vegas and Nevada’s longest running and largest non-profit for poetry.

For more information about our organization and programming visit: www.lasvegaspoets.org.

05/16/2018

Help the Truth Collective Slam go represent Las Vegas at nationals!

This is is the very first Truth Collective Slam team traveling to Chicago, IL to represent Las Vegas in the National Poetry Slam!!! as you can see below, EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS! 650 Registration (Due June 1st) 1500 Flights (ASAP) 1000-2000 Hotels (ASAP) 1250 - Food for team (250 per member) 20...

05/05/2018

Great night of poetry with Reese Darko and Kilig. Host Jordan Caldwell with the featured poets at Nevada Humanities.

05/05/2018

Jordan Caldwell hosting our Pop-Up Poetry Feature Series at Nevada Humanities.

05/05/2018

Poet Reese Darko .darko performing at Nevada Humanities for our Pop-Up Poetry Feature Series.

05/05/2018

Reese Darko performing at Nevada Humanities for our Pop-Up Poetry Feature Series @ First Friday Las Vegas

05/05/2018

Kilig featuring at Nevada Humanities for our PopUp Poetry Feature Series @ First Friday Las Vegas