Paul Laurence Dunbar was only 33 years old when he died in 1906. In his short yet prolific life, Dunbar used folk dialect to give voice and dignity to the experience of Black Americans at the turn of ...

Virginia’s Lt. Gov-elect Ghazala Hashmi (D) holds a PhD in poetry and selected five poems for fellow Democrats that brought her comfort over the past year.

Minneapolis poet laureate Junauda Petrus recalls meeting Renee Good at an elementary school poetry workshop and shares how her hometown is building off a history of organizing.

AP film writer Jake Coyle says Ubeimar Rios creates a figure of farcical perfection: a tortured artist, equal parts comedy ...

I’ve known Michael “Mike Skullbuster” Roberts for a long time now. Full disclosure, we are friends, and I hope we always will be. I also know he is one highly entertaining, talented, and wise dude, ...

Georgia Tech professor Brittney Boykin is headed to the Grammys with compositions inspired by Black poetry featured on two ...

Have you seen what engaging opportunities being offered at the Carson City Senior Center? There are lots of programs kicking off in February and March. We hope to see you soon. […] ...

Poet Curt Curtin was well known in Worcester's poetry circles. His wife and collaborator, Dee O'Connor, talks about two ...

Taking root at Dartmouth pushed me to juggle acceptance and discovery. As a senior, I can look back and feel lucky to have come of age under the wide Hanover sky pierced with stars and to have made ...

Barbadian-born poet known as Empress Poetry has spent decades navigating life in the U.S. without legal status. Now she's ...

Hilary Duff's daughters Banks, 7, and Mae, 4—whom she shares with husband Matthew Koma—watched in amazement as their mom brought her Small Rooms, Big Nerves tour in Toronto Jan. 24.

Marc Kelly Smith thought he'd retire to a small town in western Illinois. Instead, he's onstage in Chicago, reciting his poetry and talking about his life.