From the ancestral art of guca imigani, kuvugira inka, and guterana, storytelling has long been the soul of Rwandan tradition, a vessel for truth-telling, wisdom-sharing, and memory preservation.On ...

He’s a perceptive reader, and he has a knack for writing about poems in ways that lend shape and even excitement to the act of reading and thinking about them. He’s also comfortable ignoring some of ...

This week’s guest on Poetry in Daily Life is Nile Stanley, PhD, who lives in Jacksonville, Florida. A teacher educator, ...

Poetry for justice Veteran screenwriter and lyricist Javed Akhtar described poetry as the “language of justice” and “vocal ...

Renowned screenwriter and lyricist Javed Akhtar, speaking at the Samashti Arts and Literature Festival in Mumbai, declared ...

Jazz” by Harry Trumfio Judge’s comment: The beat of the music comes through in the rhythm of the poem. The metaphor of ...

A national poetry campaign aimed at raising vital funds and increasing visibility for Scotland’s LGBTQ+ youth has announced ...

For National Poetry Month, we talk with Richard Blanco, whose “One Today” poem was read at Barack Obama’s second inauguration ...

No other aspect of the American Revolution is as useful a metaphor for people all along the political spectrum.

I was in high school when I first read Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s 1833 poem “Ulysses,” which chronicles the title character’s ...

April is National Poetry Month, and WHQR arts reporter Demia Avery spoke with poet, singer, and activist Maylaynee Cooper, ...