The first two great American poets were both women. Neither of them was named Emily Dickinson, who came later. And one of ...

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From California's Joan Didion to Maine's Stephen King, here are the most famous authors from every state.

DALLAS - A mural of famous African American poet and abolitionist Phillis Wheatley now adorns an exterior wall and staircase at the South Dallas school building that carries her name. Phillis ...

New Bedford poet Erik Andrade has been honored with original poems in a book of poetry, fiction and more by Black artists.

Published in the print edition of the September 23, 1933, issue, with the headline “Lines To A World-Famous Poet Who Failed To Complete A World-Famous Poem, Or Come Clean, Mr. Guest!.” ...

Image courtesy of The Poetry Foundation Local Pittsburgh happenings in arts, performance, culture, etc. Oct. 7–14: Paul Laurence Dunbar: Beyond the Mask Oct. 12, 2–5 p.m., August Wilson ...

The 11 winners of the 2024 AVBOB Poetry Competition, representing each of South Africa’s official written languages, were ...

ARIANA BENSON’s collection Black Pastoral (University of Georgia Press, 2023) has received the LENORE MARSHALL POETRY PRIZE. This $25,000 award recognizes the most outstanding book of poetry published ...

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