He’s a perceptive reader, and he has a knack for writing about poems in ways that lend shape and even excitement to the act of reading and thinking about them. He’s also comfortable ignoring some of ...

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Henry Schipper, a Venice based TV documentary producer and former journalist for the Hollywood trades--both Variety and the ...

Jonathan Thirkield graduated from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop with an MFA in Poetry. He has taught computational design and ...

We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: maybe because it came as an unexpected gift from a friend or loved one, or in ...

Explore 8 powerful but lesser-known poems by Maya Angelou that reveal her depth, spirit, and poetic genius—perfect for discovery during National Poetry Month.

When Lawrence Scott’s debut novel Witchbroom was published in 1992, it heralded an important new voice in Caribbean writing.

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