Maya Angelou, an influential visual poet, and civil rights activist, remains a cornerstone in Black history. Her work ...

Is it just me, or is Poetry Month everywhere this year? Poet Mary Ruefle had something to say about this: Every April, since the establishment of National Poetry Month, I receive a call from my local ...

Through the challenges of war and distance, a Ukrainian student channels her feelings into poetry written in English. Linda, a high school tutor, shares this powerful poem and the student’s own ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Alexis Gumbs, a textile artist, political advocate, and presenter at the Will to Adorn program, reads a poem at the closing ceremonies of the 2013 ...

A Windsor High School junior will take his demanding stage presence to a national audience, performing poetry that speaks to his identity as a person of color. “I am the Smoke King. I am Black,” ...