The pen trembles slightly in his hand, hovering over the page. Outside, the sunlight fades behind the trees around his small ...

This week’s poem, Lukcia Patricia Sullivan’s “Flow into Girl,” is an intimate meditation on transitioning. I love the poem’s candor in detailing the challenges and ultimate solace of this speaker’s ...

The Pakistani Students Association held its second-annual Qawali Night on Saturday in Old Union Hall. A collaboration with the PSA at Cornell University, the ...

The politics of The Rot stem from a darker time. If still angry, this book also feels sadder. Despair cannot pass without ...

Monet’s ‘Waterlilies,’” by Robert Hayden, reflects on what art can (and can’t) do in tumultuous times. Our critic A.O. Scott ...

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Black Poetry Day does more than fill a spot on the calendar; it serves as a reminder that poetry has launched movements, created community, challenged power, and given poets a lane to voice their ...

Legendary dub poetry and Black British activism pioneer Linton Kwesi Johnson is in Leeds next week for a special evening exploring the global impact of sound system culture on music and poetry.

Local opera star Will Liverman tapped a who's who of contemporary vocal talent for his two-album project ‘The Dunbar/Moore Sessions.’ Chicago-based baritone Will Liverman is booked and busy. He’s ...

He was an artist and activist who found in his verse a tool for both community and agitprop. It’s never been easy to survive as an American poet, but the late 20th century was especially tough. The ...

Too often, when people think of poetry they think, 'Oh great, another love poem.' Or another nature poem, or another poem rife with socio-political commentary. Well, I'm here to tell you there are ...