My guest this week on Poetry from Daily Life is Janet Wong, who lives in Gig Harbor, Washington. Janet is a graduate of Yale ...

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

This year the triennial James River Writers/Richmond magazine Shann Palmer Poetry Contest, which is named for the late Shann ...

BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH, the much loved poet and writer didn’t just talk about Black history; he made Black history.

Local poet and cultural organizer Erik Andrade has been recognized for his contributions to Black literature with the ...

"I Must Become a Menace to My Enemies" by June Jordan JOSÉ OLIVAREZ: I’m attracted to the way the poem’s rage is grounded in ...

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 ...

Ebony Readers/Onyx Theater, a spoken word poetry collective for people of color, aims to normalize underrepresented stories ...

a queer Black poet and essayist from Virginia; Nicholas Gulig, a Thai-American poet from Wisconsin; and Steven Espada Dawson, ...

Percival Everett’s “James,” Salman Rushdie’s “Knife” and Diane Seuss’ “Modern Poetry” are among the honorees. Winners will be ...

Abolition Row Park will come alive at this free event from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5. with the poetry and music of ...

Dr. Michael Aderibigbe, assistant professor in the English program and a member of its prestigious Center for Writers ...