That is a lovely, fundamentally hopeful notion, but a sigh of melancholy echoes through the poem. “Of Mere Being” is one of ...
AllAfrica on MSNOpinion
The system eats our people - a poem of grief and rage
Dr Ebere Okereke wrote this poem in the wake of several deaths close to her, each painful and, in important ways, avoidable.
An evening of readings and conversation brings together regional poets, including Rich Ferguson, Kathleen Florence, Stephanie ...
We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. In his memoir, "Story of a Poem" (Unnamed Press), the celebrated writer Michael Zapruder (author of "Father's Day" and ...
It’s National Poetry Month this April. Is it worth celebrating? After all, poetry doesn’t seem to be doing much to alleviate the tension in our communities. Ask some of the middle schoolers I’ve ...
A framed poster of a stamp depicting Langston Hughes, who wrote some of the best poems in American history. Poetry provides the perfect way to indulge in the escapism of reading without the commitment ...
A cento is a poem written using borrowed lines, like ones from this publication. Don’t forget to give credit. By Leah Umansky Imitation is the best kind of flattery. All creative people, whether they ...
Armed with purple parasols and paper maps, about 100 of Tucson's most lyrically inclined explorers embarked on a downtown trek to discover poetry tucked into concrete ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results