Soon after his suicide in 1989 at the age of 25, Hai Zi’s poems about nature, loneliness, and the fleeting nature of yearning and happiness began inspiring a generation of steadfast, fiercely ...

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 ...

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

I watch YouTube videos by young Barisal natives to let rivers of spoken waves gush into my ears. Togo, mogo, kyada, zaamu, ...

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.

GetLit is a semimonthly series featuring works of fiction and creative nonfiction submitted by New School students. This ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

I wasn’t alone in my loneliness, though — just last year, the surgeon general declared loneliness an epidemic, and experts say it’s only getting worse as we retreat from public spaces and ...