Nikki Giovanni, MC Lyte, Rakim, and others came together on Saturday to show how vital lyricism is to uplifting minorities ...

Writer Alan Katz didn't think poetry was for him. Then he wrote a book or two and learned that poetry is for everyone.

Shel Silverstein was a master of linguistic mischief, using repetition and creative wordplay to amuse and prepare kids for ...

Shantell Mwikali and her family could not hide their smiles after Oga Obinna visited them at home in Dandora, Nairobi ...

Despite the evolution of mediums, the fundamental essence of poetry - capturing and conveying human experience - remains ...

Barker, 32, said that as recovery continues for her and her neighbors -- which she described as a marathon now and not a ...

In crafting a piece for the Europa Clipper launch, the U.S. Poet Laureate focused her affections toward Earth itself.

In the summer of 1876, rebel French poet Arthur Rimbaud arrived on the Indonesian island of Java, enlisting in the colonial ...

Limón’s poem, “In Praise of Mystery,” is set to rocket off the planet on NASA’s Europa Clipper for a 1.8 billion-mile journey ...

Produced locally by the team at Deep Structure Productions, 'Life in the Heart Land' highlights issues communities face in ...

Julie Sedivy’s memoir delves into our enduring love affair with language.

The 2024 Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to Han Kang, a South Korean author, for her “intense poetic prose that ...