Writer's block doesn't discriminate. From fresh-faced novelists to literary legends, this creative paralysis has taken down ...

He was named Nov. 21 during the Writers for Readers literary event co-sponsored by the Kansas City Public Library and the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s MFA Program in Creative Writing. “It is ...

Acclaimed poet and social activist Nikki Giovanni passed away on December 9, 2024, after battling cancer. Her profound ...

Acclaimed poet Nikki Giovanni will be laid to rest in Cincinnati's Spring Grove Cemetery. The author was born in Knoxville, ...

A former student of Nikki Giovanni's recalls the fateful day when the poet and activist convinced him he was an artist. Then ...

Todd Harris (Heathers, Doctor Zhivago) to put together a one-woman show based on her life and work. The project, currently titled Phenomenal Woman: An Evening With Maya Angelou, will draw from her ...

When Giovanni died on Dec. 9 at 81, she had written over 25 books, which include poems exploring love, music and even the ...

Award-winning US poet Nikki Giovanni, who was at the forefront of the Black Arts Movement, died aged 81 after a long battle ...

Variations of this quote, the words of the late writer and activist Maya Angelou ... it would be a worthy endeavor to reflect on Angelou’s work and words this Thanksgiving.