Former San Antonio Poet Laureate Andrea "Vocab" Sanderson shares how poetry helped shape her life and why she continues using her voice to inspire others. This story was reported as part of the San Antonio Association of Hispanic Journalists (SAAHJ) Teen Team, which gives high school students hands-on journalism experience.

Former San Antonio poet laureate Nephtalí De León is suing the City of San Antonio for defamation and wrongful termination of his contract.

Eduardo “Eddie” Vega, a director at Holy Cross San Antonio, will serve as San Antonio’s poet laureate beginning April 1, ultimately finishing his term on March 31, 2027.

U.S. poet laureate Ada Limón is launching her intended signature project in April.

The former San Antonio poet laureate said the poem Nephtali De Leon had posted on his Facebook page caused “a visceral and a gut reaction, and for some people, that may have been triggering.”

The San Antonio Department of Arts and Culture will seek a new poet laureate after terminating Nephtalí de León’s contract over a controversial poem posted to social media.

The City of San Antonio has announced Nephtali De León as the Alamo City’s new Poet Laureate.

On Tuesday, the Library of Congress announced that 46-year-old Ada Limón had been named the 24th U.S. poet laureate, officially called the Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry.