Over a career that’s now in its seventh decade, Frederick Seidel has published nearly 20 notable collections of poetry—work ...

Illinois Poet Laureate Angela Jackson shares a poem she wrote sparked by a childhood memory — but she didn't let reality get ...

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

Elizabeth Willis, since arriving on the University of Iowa campus a decade ago, has come to epitomize the iconic and esteemed ...

At JLF, Dabbagh says support of ‘Global South’ & India needed to resolve Gaza crisis, speaks of assault on Palestinian ...

Maya Angelou, an influential visual poet, and civil rights activist, remains a cornerstone in Black history. Her work inspires courage, resilience, and to be proud of your culture. This legacy makes ...

Black Student Association (BSA) and Saint Mary’s Sexuality and Gender Equity (SAGE) hosted the “Harlem Legacy” event in honor of Black History Month, where students shared original poetry and famous ...

February's writer-curator on Something I Heard, Diane Raptosh, shares one of her own poems, an untitled American sonnet.

Gorman cautions parents to be awake to the rise in book bans across the country, which will primarily impact children of middle and low-income families.

Sassoon and Owen capture in verse the sheer frightfulness of trench warfare; they are the supreme English war poets of their ...

Knoxville will mark Black History Month in 2025 with art and performances, plus a "Conversation with a Legend" featuring Beck ...

Twenty students from Spokane-area schools will be showcasing their art in the annual Black Voices Symposium event on Monday, many of them gracing the Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center stage with ...