Phillis Wheatley came to America on a slave ship, but soon became its first African-American poet with knowledge of Latin ans ...

including famous black poets. During Black History Month, the black community honours black poets' profound impact on literature and culture. African-American poets have left an indelible mark on ...

Kevin Young is the Andrew W. Mellon Director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. Young is best known as a poet, author, essayist and editor. He has written 11 ...

For Black History Month, Blue Peter commissioned some special poems by black spoken word artists to celebrate black history and to take action and work together to build a better future for people ...

American poet Nikki Giovanni, circa 1968, was dubbed the "princess of Black poetry" in the late '60s and '70s. The icon died Dec. 9, 2024, of complications of lung cancer. The worker shoved a ...

American poet Nikki Giovanni, circa 1968, was dubbed the "princess of Black poetry" in the late '60s and '70s. The icon died Dec. 9, 2024, of complications of lung cancer. The worker shoved a ...

Trotwood resident Jameelah Ricks gave up the paralegal profession in 2022 to become a full-time poet, writer and entrepreneur.

Cave Canem is a nonprofit center based in New York that helps develop and promote the works of Black poets. “As someone whose formal training was in the sciences and not in creative writing ...