Njeri Wangari does Kenya's animals justice in this book, in which she talks about their characteristics in a witty, rhyming ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Irish poet Pádraig Ó Tuama about a new poetry anthology he edited called "44 Poems on Being with Each Other" and his own collection called "Kitchen Hymns." ...

Velma Pollard, the distinguished Jamaican poet, fiction writer, and linguist, passed away on February 1, 2025, at the age of ...

Claude McKay's poems offer rich layers of meaning, reflecting the struggles, triumphs, and complexities of the Black experience. His work invites readers to confront difficult truths while also ...

The Gri Gri Project and Bajo el Sol Gallery released their first-ever poetry anthology, “Like Salt and Wet Soil,” Saturday.

A surge in Chinese car brands is transforming Jamaica’s automotive market. While Japanese, European, and American manufacturers have long dominated the market, and still dominate, the emergence ...

And then there is poetry. Most modern poetry written since 1850 or so is short, condensed writing, sometimes rhyming, sometimes not, using figurative, nonliteral language to carry meaning.

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has welcomed the decision by the United States to grant posthumous clemency to Jamaica’s first National Hero, Marcus Mosiah Garvey. Holness thanked outgoing U.S ...

Two Jamaican men were convicted for their involvement in a complex international money laundering organization, according to the statement from the United States Department of Justice. St. Devon ...

All of us as vital as the one light we move through.” Amanda Gorman was just 22 when her inaugural poem, “The Hill We Climb”, read for Joe Biden’s presidency in 2021, made her a breakout ...

NEW YORK — Rapper Busta Rhymes has been accused of repeatedly punching another man in the face, police said Friday. Police said Rhymes, whose legal name is Trevor Smith, was issued a desk ...