The brief but shining life of Paul Laurence Dunbar, a poet who gave dignity to the Black experience
Paul Laurence Dunbar was only 33 years old when he died in 1906. In his short yet prolific life, Dunbar used folk dialect to ...
New Hampshire Public Radio5h
At long last a poet laureate will bring verse to people of Massachusetts
A first ever Massachusetts poet laureate will be selected sometime this year. Poetry "enriches the civic life of ...
The Forward9h
In the Italian city where James Joyce wrote ‘Ulysses’ a Jewish poet’s bookstore rises back to life
In the Italian city where James Joyce wrote 'Ulysses,' the bookstore that Jewish poet Umberto Saba opened in 1919 has come ...
Paste10h
The Bird Calls: A Lifetime Spent on Melody Trail
The Bird Calls' new album extends into whimsical territory, greeting you warmly with a tapestry of lustrous synths, shimmery ...
inforum10h
Stories from the stage while life went on at home
Jessie Veeder recently spent time in Elko, Nevada, singing at the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering’s 40th Anniversary ...
Sylvia Plath’s Cambridge
Emily Cushion recounts stories from Plath's time at Cambridge, reflecting on the pragmatism of her university writing ...
19 Black Poets Whose Work Will Move and Inspire You
The words of these Black poets cut to the core of the human experience and the realities of being Black in America ...
The Bulwark19h
The Poetry of Bombs and Trenches and Mustard Gas
Sassoon and Owen capture in verse the sheer frightfulness of trench warfare; they are the supreme English war poets of their ...
Nithya Mariam John’s new book of poems is an ode to the kitchen
Nithya Mariam John's poetry collection intertwines family history, food, and gender, sparking conversations around culinary literature and gender roles.