Oct. 17 is Black Poetry Day in North America. Check out this list of poetry collections by Black Canadian writers which speak to their multifaceted experiences of identity and Black history in ...

Paul Engle noted that “poetry is ordinary language raised to the nth power.” As if by magic, poetry books capture feelings that are often elusive and put into words our deepest pain and ...

Community members and Drake students filed into the Sussman Theater with plates of fruit, cheese and baked goods, glasses of ...

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

MINNESOTA BLACK AUTHORS EXPO 2024. Bringing Black Books to Life. Coming together. Sharing our stories. Showcasing the gifts ...

Poetry is close to my heart. I would be lost without its very specific magic, its ability to spark wonder and shock and to open up fresh vistas on life in God. But as W. H. Auden famously says in his ...

Poetry is the distillation of thought expressed in a form designed to cut through the clutter of ordinary expressions and deliver a thought, a message, or an emotion that resonates with truth. And ...

Young Black voices were amplified at the Back on the Block event Wednesday, hosted by the Iowa State Black Graduate Student ...

As part of our series Where Poetry Lives, poet laureate Natasha Trethewey joins Jeffrey Brown to… "It's not just about the work on the page, it's about where you put your feet when you get out ...

The "bard of Salford" will play the UK's largest arena in celebration of World Poetry Day ... is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.

Black Lives Matter protestors take to the streets in Southern California. Photo courtesy Robert Schwemmer via Shutterstock. Poetry courtesy of Curbstone Books/Northwestern University Press.