Sometimes reading poetry can feel exhilarating, like you are finally seeing and being seen. Other times it’s a slog that leaves you desperate for a nap to process what you just read. Patrycja Humienik ...

Two remarkable new poetry collections are reshaping conversations about Black American identity and experience. Brad Walrond’s Every Where Alien and Cheryl Clarke‘s Archive of Style: New and Selected ...

When it came to brainstorming ideas for this column, I had a bit of writer’s block. I’ve already covered my favorite weirdly organized novels and the joys of nonfiction and horror novels, so what on ...

I'm currently taking a slam poetry class, and we learned about keys to performing orally, as well as the components of a powerful slam poem according to Marc Smith. Ever since I learned those keys, ...

But growing up, the 26-year-old'sview of poetry was heavily influenced by those two men, "both of whom were writers who have experiences that I didn't identify with as a working-class Salvadoran girl ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — At just 13 years old Arianna Shaprow, an activist and poet from Las Vegas, is using her words to evoke emotion and shine a light on the stories of those who came before her. One ...

Shen Tao sat down and wrote the opening chapters of her debut novel, “The Poet Empress” (out Jan. 20 from Bramble), in a flow state. “I wrote the first four chapters of the story almost in one day,” ...

Sometimes reading poetry can feel exhilarating, like you are finally seeing and being seen. Other times it's a slog that leaves you desperate for a nap to process what you just read. Patrycja Humienik ...

Today, 82 Bexar County youths will be recognized for successfully using one of man's most powerful tools. The oldest is 18; the youngest is 4. The tool? Poetry. Since 1927, San Antonio's Young Pegasus ...