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A new adaptation of Max Porter’s novella brings the story of devastation and tentative renewal to the stage at Belvoir St ...
Marginality, mass death—these are just a few of the reasons why the oeuvre of Essex Hemphill, who died of the virus in 1995, ...
Meet ‘The COVID Poet’ who is donating some of the proceeds from his first-ever published works to a Dewsbury charity.
The everyday is where we live. Find something in it to praise.
Lucknow: With verses that pierced the silence and evoked heartfelt applause, Major Ankita Tewari of the Indian Armed Forces set the tone for the inaugural Metaphor Reading Circle, a monthly literary ...
The late Bill Moyers is remembered for his work in journalism and broadcasting, as well as his efforts to reconnect Americans with poetry through influential TV shows and interviews.
(RNS) — ‘My sense is that these poems might pick up someone’s spirit, they might deposit a resolution regarding some values,’ Forbes said in the preface of his new book.
Slam Connection, founded by Williamsburg poet laureate LaCroy Nixon, saw success at both the Virginia Team Poetry Slam Championship and the national Southern Fried Poetry Slam.
Poetry used to have rhyme and rhythm: the reason both words are hard to spell is that they derive from ancient Greek. The oldest recorded rhyme is from China in the 10th century BC.
John Lennon wrote a poem using the N-word before he became famous.
Mississippi's 2025 Poetry Out Loud Recitation Contest.Serving on today's panel of Judges are poet, short story writer, prince Scholar and instructor of English at Jackson State University, C Liegh ...
The United World College-USA student will represent New Mexico for the second time in two years at the Poetry Out Loud National Finals in Washington, D.C.