The atmosphere of John Fitzgerald’s Long Distance (Gallery) is set up at the off, its opening poem Familiar speaking of ...

Pop star Taylor Swift's Tortured Poets Department is the No. 1 album in the United States this week. Coming in at No. 2 on ...

This Christmas garden poem was written for this column more than 30 years ago ... Elves plant in the spring, pull weeds ...

Cassie Phillips was a member of “Women in Black,” homeless women and supporters who host annual Leaves of Remembrance ...

Her poetry, essays and written work on social issues made her famous around the world. Her las book of poetry, “The Last Book ...

Jake Stevens Crisp Autumn Morning Leaves crunching as they fall I see Summer creeping away As people start wearing jackets I ...

From Mick Gordon's electrifying Doom soundtrack to Sam Lake dancing on stage, here are the best musical performances over the ...

Dr. Brandon Kilbourne's “Natural History” is this year's winner of the Cave Canem award, given for work by an unpublished Black poet.

The poet, who died Monday, set the course for her revolutionary career early, and charted it faithfully for decades by ...

Iconic poet Nikki Giovanni, renowned for her trailblazing voice in American literature and activism, has died at the age of ...

‘The Princess of Black Poetry” Nikki Giovanni has died. She was 81 years old. Giovanni’s wife said she died from ...

Nikki Giovanni, a renowned literary legend and retired Virginia Tech professor, died Monday. Condolences poured in from ...