By force of her imagination and skill, Emily Dickinson could take the measure of solitude, opprobrium and even damnation.

The 40-year-old Downtown library dedicated to poetry and acts of poetry reopened a year ago after a pandemic and a flood.

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

You may or may not share Dante’s religious convictions, but perhaps you can relate to the notion that romantic love at its ...

Glyn Maxwell's "Stargazing" embodies the essence of human love. Not flashy, boasting or indulgent, but simple, beautiful and ...

New Directions Publishing Essex HemphillThe Great Storyteller 1957-1995 As a Black gay writer and activist, Essex Hemphill used words as a weapon, a ...

Valentine’s Day is more than romance; it celebrates love in all forms. Its history blends ancient and Christian traditions, ...

Elizabeth Willis, since arriving on the University of Iowa campus a decade ago, has come to epitomize the iconic and esteemed ...

Valentine's Day is a time for poetry, to speak of love and how romance and relationships change and deepen over time. Elders ...

It’s about what it means to be a young person in a generation that is going to end, and is currently changing the world,” the lauded poet said of her new book.

Illinois Poet Laureate Angela Jackson shares a poem she wrote sparked by a childhood memory — but she didn't let reality get ...