Founded during the Black Freedom Movement of the 1960s, Kwanzaa is a non-religious holiday that is observed by millions of ...

For those of us north of the equator, winter officially arrived last week. The early darkness and the chill in the air demand ...

Examining a song’s lyrics shorn of the music can highlight the themes that a songwriter returns to over time.

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More than a decade ago, Democratic candidate for governor Jonathan Kiper self-published a book of poetry filled with sexual ...

With new translations from the long-extinct Hittite language, UChicago Ph.D. student Naomi Harris brought verses from clay ...

Retried EKU professor Jacqueline Jane Hamilton launched a non-profit call Why We Write, and helped compile the poems for 'A ...

It isn’t a typical open mic, there’s no competition, no pressure to be published and no ranking of experience. This is The Poetry Atelier.

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The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “In the Waiting Room,” by Elizabeth Bishop, and her own poem “Love Poem Like We Used to Write It.” The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss ...

Amid the hustle and bustle of the holidays, many of us notice – and profoundly feel – the loss of light that marks these ...

Harry Kalas passed away in 2009, but his recitation of the famous Christmas poem lives on. The origin story of Kalas' reading ...