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

The first African-American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Gwendolyn Brooks wrote about the hardship and struggles of ordinary people.

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

"Joyful Solidarity," featuring Violinist Sirena Huang, is a Co-Production with the International Violin Competition of ...

too literary to be considered a self-help book, “Memorial Days” nonetheless contains much compassionate advice for those who have, or will, suffer the same ferocious blow. Brooks effectively ...

SPL announced Monday that the 2025 Seattle Reads pick is "You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World." In partnership with SPL, the KUOW Book Club will read "You Are Here" in April, which is ...

By The New York Times Books Staff These vintage books introduce the archetypes, settings and lavishly bonkers sensibility that are the hallmarks of great romance. By Olivia Waite Two new books ...

In “What Fell From the Sky,” by Adrianna Cuevas, and “Oasis,” by Guojing, the best examples of humanity aren’t necessarily human. By Donna Barba Higuera Gianni Rodari used puns, topsy ...

At the Haven Public Library at 6 pm on Tuesday, Feb. 11, Terry Lucas will read from his new collection of poetry, “Everything ...

In Gaza, parents have taken to writing their children’s names on their legs in black marker pen so, if the family is separated during an Israeli bombing, they have some hope of finding each other ...