Every year, the mainstream literary gates seem to open just that much wider to allow for more diverse stories and voices. To help push those gates open even further, National Black Poetry Day, which ...
Amanda Gorman will be reciting an original poem at this year's Super Bowl, one of many notable appearances she’s made and will be making in 2021 since reading her poem “The Hill We Climb” at President ...
“Voices Beyond Bondage: An Anthology of Verse by African Americans of the 19th Century” (NewSouth Books), edited by Erika DeSimone and Fidel Louis George Moses Horton wasn’t supposed to be able to ...
A painting of scientist George Washington Carver, the subject of Marilyn Nelson's book of poetry, "Carver: A Life in Poems." A poetry night from the Black Heritage Trail of N.H. is exploring where ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Sunday is Black Poetry Day. It is the birthday of Jupiter Hammon, who was the first African American to have poetry published in the United States. This day celebrated the importance ...
April is National Poetry Month. To celebrate and enlighten, here is a list of 10 of the best and most influential Black poets of all-time. We’ve also included the title of some of the most famous work ...
In 1761, a young girl crossed the Atlantic on a slave ship. Captured in West Africa and transported to Boston, where she was enslaved by John and Susanna Wheatley. They named her Phillis, after the ...
Appalachia, in the popular imagination, stubbornly remains poor and white. Open a dictionary and you’ll see Appalachian described as a “native or inhabitant of Appalachia, especially one of ...
When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. [The Best Books of 2020: View our full list.] In her stirring essay “The Difficult Miracle of Black ...
On Sunday, Nov. 16, members of Stillpoint Literary Magazine joined the Athens community for a night of poetry readings, ...
In honor of National Black Poetry Day, here are 20 contemporary Black poets we think you should be reading all year round. Every year, the mainstream literary gates seem to open just that much wider ...
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