W. J. Lofton’s captivating and lyrical new poetry collection, boy maybe, encompasses his Southern upbringing as well as his experiences with being Black and queer. The Chicago-born, Alabama-raised ...

Wouldn’t this old world be better, If the folks we meet would say, ‘I know something good about you!’ And then treat us just that way?” So begins a poem ...

Dubai's Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, known as 'Fazza,' is on India tour from April 8-9, 2025, marking ...

Mike Birbiglia plans to welcome Netflix to “The Good Life” this spring. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the ...

Down in Ballydehob, 100 kilometres away, Kevin Ireland was expecting me and it was already midday. He did not drive and had no phone, although he told me I could ring Jack O’Connor at his bookshop in ...

Happy Birthday to the late, great mother of wisdom, Ms. Maya Angelou. The writer, poet and singer would have been 97 years ...

Joy Harjo, the first Native American Poet Laureate in the U.S., is releasing two illustrative books this month, centered ...

Poetry is often seen as an indulgence and/or as something reserved for certain kinds of intellectuals and artists. It can be considered inaccessible for various reasons, not the least of which being ...

Jean Prokott—a decade-long Century High School English teacher, the city’s third Poet Laureate, a recent recipient of a $50K poetry grant—just wants to bring us together.

Hollywood star Val Kilmer - famed for iconic roles in Top Gun, Batman and The Doors - has died at 65 after a long health battle.