"I hope to see poetry and art by talented persons of color more widely distributed via TV, film, in commercials, at events, galleries, and conferences," she continued. "I love seeing books like The ...

For many WSU students, poetry began as an assignment or a required course. During professor Colin Criss’ Community ...

I decide that I’ll knit the birds and the magnolia into a poem, Make their bond eternal. Simrita Dhir lectures at the University of California, San Diego, and is the author of acclaimed novels The ...

The voice that one comes across in Tanya Singh's slim collection of poems 'Blue is the colour I choose', is of defiance. Of someone who's had enough. Speak aloud a few verses from her collection and ...

Chicano poet and activist Trinidad “Trino” V. Sanchez Jr., who died July 30 at age 63 in San Antonio, was renowned for the hip, socially astute writing that galvanized audiences in venues including ...

Mary Ruefle's careful, measured sentences sound as if they were written by a thousand-year-old person who is still genuinely curious about the world. All of it. Trees. Crumbs. Doors. The all-consuming ...

NEW ORLEANS—Clint Bruce is a historian, and literary researcher with a specialty in French writing. Along with The Historic New Orleans Collection and Loyola University Sociologist Dr. Angel Adams ...

"How do we enter the poem?" That's the first question poets are asked to consider for their readers. When reworking and formatting, before the line breaks or last word, the poet must find a way into ...

Manas, 3, and his cousin Hridaya, 3 have been playing colour identifying games with their moms, Ananya Sethi and Hardeep, as both are preparing to get admission to nursery this year. LUDHIANA: Manas, ...