The poet and activist was a leading figure of the Black Arts Movement. Giovanni was working on her upcoming book of poetry, set to publish in the fall.

Legendary poet and activist Nikki Giovanni who has become one of the foremost voices in Black culture has passed away at 81 ...

Nikki Giovanni was a renowned poet and activist for the Black and LGBTQ+ community. She died at age 81, surrounded by family.

She was a key figure of the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s who championed women’s power in civil rights activism ...

Nikki Giovanni was a one-of-a-kind writing talent who tackled everything from racism to love to life and death in her works.

Even under the extreme conservatism of the Taliban, director Sahra Mani has faith in the enduring power of art. 'We kept the poetry and literacy alive. It's part of our daily life,' she said.

Here are the year’s most notable collections of verse as chosen by our poetry columnist. Credit...Karan Singh Supported by By Elisa Gabbert Elisa Gabbert’s collections of poetry and essays ...

This poem was born out of Kavanagh's loneliness and solitude and he penned it having spent a Christmas season alone in his flat in Dublin. The poem is filled with nostalgia for rural, farming ...

The winner of the 2024 Shakti Bhatt Prize, who writes poetry, drama and fiction in Khasi and English talks about his journey ...

Life can be gut-punching with illnesses, a million causes of loneliness, and the permanence of death. (Oh boy. I’m being fun ...

The psychologists said that insomnia and loneliness were at epidemic levels among young adults in higher education. That loneliness could disrupt sleep by making students more sensitive to stress ...

Opiate overdoses worry people, as they should. Meanwhile, the steady hardening of our livers and weakening of our hearts from ...