From collisions of art, desire, religion, racism and moments of “transgressive joy, queer joy, and Black joy,” Clark locates ...

Revered Black queer poet and activist Essex Hemphill’s literary works have finally returned to print in a newly released ...

An Oxford researcher found a rare, handwritten variation of one of Shakespeare’s most famous love poems. About 400 years ago, ...

Jeet Thayil discusses poetry, fiction, memory, and 'Melanin', offering sharp reflections on creativity, storytelling, and the ...

Financial devastation removes the buffer between you and life's hard edges. Whether through job loss, medical bills, bad ...

After personal tragedy, a former University of Minnesota student returns to make a difference in addictions counseling ...

Interest in Australian poetry has dipped significantly since ‘The Man from Snowy River’. Why is this? And how can we get it ...

Author, poet, and philosopher David Whyte reflects on the power of words and explores why accepting and celebrating the human ...

Sarojini Naidu, known as the “Nightingale of India,” was a celebrated poet, freedom fighter, and politician. Her poetry was ...

Anyone misguided enough to think that poetry is just for the effete and the elite ought to take a look at this collection by ...

To someone who does not know Russian or read contemporary Russian-language poetry, it may not be clear why the entirety of ...

Laura Tohe, poet laureate of the Navajo Nation, is the tribe’s first. She’s published books of poetry, oral histories and ...