The collection brings Ceremonies back into print alongside a number of uncollected pieces pulled from the archives of such ...

Founded in 1996 by a pair of Black poets who felt isolated in predominantly white literary spaces, Cave Canem has become one ...

to talk poetry with the Observer. She was in her element inside Day 6 Coffee Shop, a busy downtown cafe run by Black entrepreneurs who keep their cozy backroom loaded with books. As we spoke ...

April is National Poetry Month, a time to celebrate the beauty and power of poetry. This monthlong celebration, established ...

Atlanta is home to some of the most accomplished and celebrated poets in the country. To celebrate National Poetry Month, we’ve rounded up 13 collections by Atlanta poets.

Northwestern’s Black Poetry Society hosted its third annual “Speak On It” event Saturday evening, bringing together poets from across the Chicago area to share their work. This year’s ...

In December 1990, poet Cornelius Eady, now 71, was feeling dispirited by the literary world. He’d attended the Assn. of Writers & Writing Programs conference in Denver that year and felt like he ...