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 ...

In the Italian city where James Joyce wrote 'Ulysses,' the bookstore that Jewish poet Umberto Saba opened in 1919 has come ...

Jessie Veeder recently spent time in Elko, Nevada, singing at the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering’s 40th Anniversary ...

Paul Laurence Dunbar was only 33 years old when he died in 1906. In his short yet prolific life, Dunbar used folk dialect to ...

A first ever Massachusetts poet laureate will be selected sometime this year. Poetry "enriches the civic life of ...

Angela Bauer has been a copy editor and lifestyles editor for the Journal-Courier since July 2012. The Evansville, Indiana, ...

Poet Laureate Simon Armitage’s new poem The Drift graces Chelsea Waterfront’s new footbridge, blending poetry with ...

Southwest Minnesota State University will observe Black History Month with a series of events that include a documentary film, a poetry reading, and a featured speaker. Wednesday, Feb. 12, 7-9 p.m., ...

Emily Cushion recounts stories from Plath's time at Cambridge, reflecting on the pragmatism of her university writing ...

Focus on God and thank Him continually for the blessings in your life. Recently, while shopping at an arts and craft store, I ...

The International Armenian Literary Alliance, the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research and the Krikor and ...

Come See Me in the Good Light,” a documentary about Boulder County poet Andrea Gibson grappling with an incurable cancer diagnosis, wins over Sundance audiences’ hearts.