Patience and Order: a poem by Grace WilentzOpens in new window ] Fortunately, some teachers and parents from Wilentz’s school ...

Jaki Shelton Green, North Carolina’s first African American poet laureate, discusses life, loss, joy and sometimes being mistaken for the hired help.

Legendary poet and civil rights activist Nikki Giovanni died Monday. She got her start as a child growing up in Cincinnati's ...

This is the 20th year of the Cinnamon Bear cruise, and Corwin attributes Cinnamon Bear’s longevity to nostalgia. It’s become ...

The beloved poet, who died this week at 81, had a rare willingness to be wrong and learn from others.

I know people still want to show to carry on. And I know my fans want Danny Reagan to carry on. So would I be open to it? Of ...

Arab writers have a tough job these days. Here, I’m talking only about those of us in the US. (Although this affects us all.) Whether poets, journalists, ...

Assad, thousands of Syrians have crowded his regime’s notorious detention facilities in a desperate search for loved ones who ...

In a time when the media is filled with gloomy news and grim incidents, Atlanta teenager Makayla Cain is offering inspiration ...

This article appears in the January 2025 print edition with the headline “Walk on Air Against Your Better Judgment.” ...

The famous words "'Twas the night before Christmas" shaped the holiday by popularizing stockings, reindeer, and even Santa ...

West Knoxville writer Gardner Dorton recently had his poetry book published, and it's been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, ...