She's reviving the Black Arts Movement’s tradition of pairing poetry with live music—and drawing Gen Z off their phones and ...

Emily Atack took to social media to pay tribute to her late Grandma Doris after family and friends attended the funeral of ...

What is it about love and pain that makes us want to write more than when we are bursting with joy? Why are all of my ...

An old, old, old, old, old (key word is old here), old flame of mine from my freshman year of high school recently sent me this poem: ...

February, and the events of this year so far have not inspired much optimism. Diversity, equity and inclusion programs are being slashed, hundreds of people have lost their homes to fires and members ...

I was delighted recently to discover that three of my favorite authors, all from extremely different backgrounds and ...

In 2023, a father fled Kherson, where his wife died and Russian occupiers destroyed his apartment. The young widower found a ...

A trend where TikTokers are meeting their “younger self for coffee” has users reflecting on the past and embracing the change ...

If we read Ditlevsen’s poems through the lens of Lessing, you could say that Ditlevsen’s so-called sentimentality is a poetic anachronism that functions as a subversive tool, an anachronism on a par ...

Ezra Furman has announced a new album, Goodbye Small Head, and shared its first single, “Grand Mal.” She’s also announced ...

Ezra Furman has announced their 10th album, Goodbye Small Head, which will be out May 16 via Bella Union. The title is lifted from Sleater-Kinney’s “Get Up” and Furman says it “reflects a band ...

Inorganic and organic, pain and joy are reconciled in Padel’s poetry through a celebration of diversity, emotional, ...