Paul Laurence Dunbar was only 33 years old when he died in 1906. In his short yet prolific life, Dunbar used folk dialect to ...

A first ever Massachusetts poet laureate will be selected sometime this year. Poetry "enriches the civic life of ...

Maya Angelou, an influential visual poet, and civil rights activist, remains a cornerstone in Black history. Her work inspires courage, resilience, and to be proud of your culture. This legacy makes ...

Sassoon and Owen capture in verse the sheer frightfulness of trench warfare; they are the supreme English war poets of their ...

Black history is American history, and two local teachers shared how they integrate Black history lessons throughout the ...

What an image,” an audience member whispered, looking at a photo displayed behind poet Claudia Rankine — it depicted a couch ...

February's writer-curator on Something I Heard, Diane Raptosh, shares one of her own poems, an untitled American sonnet.

A poetry reading followed by an informal craft talk will take place Feb. 12. Attendees will receive a free copy of Pardlo’s ...

The Central Lakes College-Brainerd program on Feb. 12 will include a poetry reading and a craft talk by one of "the great ...

The Village Bohemian counterculture movement in the late 19th century and early 20th, with its artistic creativity and ...

Over a career that’s now in its seventh decade, Frederick Seidel has published nearly 20 notable collections of poetry—work ...

It’s not that easy to just do away with Black History Month. Almost 47 million Americans claim African American heritage, ...