W.S. Merwin, raised in the Scranton area and honored on Courthouse Square’s Piazza dell’Arte, was just named 17th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry of the United States. The honorary position, awarded by the Library of Congress, recognizes the strength of a poet’s body of work and the influence he has had on American literature. Over his 60-year literary career, Merwin has published more than two dozen...

One of the most dramatic examples of the revitalization of downtown Scranton is the work being done at the Lackawanna County Courthouse. Among the improvements unveiled there recently is the new Piazza dell’Arte which pays tribute to Scranton natives who achieved national and international success in the arts and humanities. Keep Reading