Tariq Trotter’s 2023 memoir about growing up in Philadelphia will be the focus of the Free Library’s all-city reading program.

'The Upcycled Self: A Memoir on the Art of Becoming Who We Are,' by The Roots cofounder Tariq Trotter, aka Black Thought, is ...

Gerd Stern, who has died at 96, formed a lifelong bond with Allen Ginsberg and Carl Solomon. Ten years ago, he wrote about ...

Or triumphant. The poem’s most poignant feature may be the soldier’s optimism, his faith in what comes after hell. He insists ...

Mayor Cherelle Parker joined the Free Library of Philadelphia and Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation on Friday to ...

In celebrating Black History month, Chaucer’s Books presents The New Negro Now: New Perspectives on the Black Renaissance in ...

Illinois poet laureate Angela Jackson will visit Springfield over five days in March as part of a week of programs honoring the 20th anniversary of Poetry Out Loud, according to Springfield Area Arts ...

If an entity is going to try to restrict access to a title or a book, we are going to try to figure out how to make sure ...

Frost’s approachable verse and appealing rural subjects brought him legions of admirers. His personal life was shot through ...

Poems can promote understanding by taking us behind enemy lines. Threatening to boycott anyone's art or literature will only ...

In the early 20th century — a time when men held most positions of authority — Greene was a celebrated book agent, a curator and the first director of the Morgan Library. She also earned US$10,000 a ...

We are celebrating Black History Month. For the entire month, the Joplin Public Library is celebrating by highlighting Black authors and illustrators. “I think it’s incredibly important to highlight ...