Poetry

For artist Vanessa German, poetry is a ‘place of power, it is a force that dissolves the tangles and nooses of white supremacy and systemic racism’

A luminous Amanda Gorman gave us words of repair and reflection

The poet, editor and museum director will move from New York’s Schomburg Center to the National Museum of African American History and Culture

After being shot nearly two weeks ago, she reemerged in our reductive frame wearing full armor

Poet Nikki Giovanni felt moved to write after watching the memorial for Kobe Bryant and his daughter

Saying goodbye to a black feminist who always walked like a lion

Students can enter Allstate poetry contest to win up to $3,000

 The Newbery Award-winning poet and author is back with a new book, ‘Rebound’

The epic drama has a treasure trove of writing by black authors

The contest will award scholarships for the best submissions by high school students