Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every year, the mainstream literary gates seem to open just that much wider to allow for more diverse stories and voices. To help ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PLATTSBURGH — Eritrea and Ethiopia gilds the sonics of acclaimed poet Mahtem Shiferraw, who will read from her works in ...

Northwestern’s Black Poetry Society hosted its third annual “Speak On It” event Saturday evening, bringing together poets from across the Chicago area to share their work. This year’s event, held at ...

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 ...

In 1761, a young girl crossed the Atlantic on a slave ship. Captured in West Africa and transported to Boston, where she was enslaved by John and Susanna Wheatley. They named her Phillis, after the ...

April is National Poetry Month. To celebrate and enlighten, here is a list of 10 of the best and most influential Black poets of all-time. We’ve also included the title of some of the most famous work ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Black poets and other writers read their work Thursday night at ‘A Nation in Exile’ event at 21c Museum at the Kansas City Hotel. “I just think it’s important for every single ...

James Madison University’s fourth decennial Furious Flower Poetry Conference is scheduled for Sept. 18-21. The landmark conference will also include a banquet on Wednesday, September 18 that will ...

One of the country’s oldest and most acclaimed literary magazines appoints its first Black editor Poetry magazine, one of the country’s oldest and most prominent literary publications, will for the ...

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In honor of National Black Poetry Day, here are 20 contemporary Black poets we think you should be reading all year round. Every year, the mainstream literary gates seem to open just that much wider ...