KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica’s newly appointed Poet Laureate, Professor Kwame Dawes, plans to celebrate and promote the art of poetry throughout the island during his tenure. Custos Rotulorum for ...

Or triumphant. The poem’s most poignant feature may be the soldier’s optimism, his faith in what comes after hell. He insists ...

MassBay Community College accounting and medical coding student Reacher Ssozi has been selected for publication in the 30th ...

She kneaded the dough of cruel words,balled it into twelve,smoothened each with a stroke of ghee,and spanked hard on the one ...

Afrobeats isn’t just crossing borders. It’s taking up space, and Nigerians are on a winning spree. The 56th National ...

In a millinery in central London, fascinated guests Friday tried on hats of different shapes and sizes, leaning in to smell ...

Visual artist and author Oliver Jeffers on how to see beauty in the world, trust yourself as a creative, and master the art of simplicity. In “The Mindset of Making,” Oliver Jeffers shared a ...

Born Jean-Pierre Basilic Dantor Franck Étienne d’Argent (more on his name later), he was raised in the Bel-Air slum in Haiti’s capital and became what many consider Haiti’s most important writer. He ...

Editor’s note: This essay is part of an occasional series Globe Ideas is calling Genius Loci, featuring writers’ explorations of the importance of place.

Creating a new theater company is a daunting undertaking. It’s an uphill battle of financing, programming, management, ...

Cabrillo College English instructor Victoria Bañales has been chosen as Watsonville's Poet Laureate. The post lasts two years ...