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"Poetry should speak about contemporary matters and to one's contemporaries," Salter says. "On the other hand—and poetry's ...

“Thret,” which is probably my favorite piece in the book, reads like a tiny crime novel with speculative elements. It’s ...

You've heard of the "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" poem. But who actually wrote it, and what inspired these iconic ...

Nikki Giovanni, trailblazing poet and voice of the Black experience, dies at 81 in Virginia, but one poem remains a powerful ...

A key figure of the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and ’70s, the poet and activist is celebrated for her illuminating works ...

Reading the Poem: Silently read the poem “ When the Burning Begins ” by Patricia Smith. What do you notice about the poem?

Reading the Poem: Silently read the poem “ finding tomorrow ” by m.s. RedCherries. What do you notice about the poem? Note ...

Legendary poet and civil rights activist Nikki Giovanni got her start while a youngster in Cincinnati's suburbs. 'I am a ...

The trailer of the much-anticipated film 28 Years Later is finally out. It revolves around the resurgence of the Rage Virus ...

The Rudyard Kipling poem 'Boots' has been used to torture US marines in the past and everyone is saying the same thing.