This is exposing the deep cultural history of Charlotte through its Black neighborhoods, through its Black communities and Black folk.” Jay Ward was one of 11 poets who performed at the Carolina ...

Junauda Petrus, the second poet laureate of Minneapolis, plans to bring poetry to barber shops, buses and community spaces while engaging youth and elders through storytelling.

Born in New Orleans in 1812, Armand Lanusse was a free man of color who worked as an educator, editor, poet, writer and ...

Joann Pagano Weber stands in front a shop window on Main Street in Saugerties displaying portaits of local people that she created for National Poetry Month. (Photo by Lauren Thomas) Hey, how’s your ...

In "Late to the Search Party," Steven Espada Dawson's elegies grapple with addiction, loss, grief and belonging.

Explore daily insights on the USA TODAY crossword puzzle by Sally Hoelscher. Uncover expert takes and answers in our ...

In 2010, the Red River Métis citizen started the Redress Project, collecting hundreds of dresses to help amplify the voices ...

Anne Enright, Sarah Gilmartin, Kevin Barry and Paula Meehan are among the writers who contributed to this beautiful ...

For the ninth year, Books in Bloom will return to Columbia with bibliophiles of all ages able to come together and enjoy the free festival on May 10.

The Greater Essex County District School Board hosted its second annual Black Joy – Black Excellence Student Symposium at the St. Clair Centre for the Arts.

The black ones, we tend to fear. They bring cold, disruption, rain. But rain is life. The soil, the plants, even the quiet ...

Ever since Vacaville resident Tatiana White was a little girl, she’s been a natural storyteller. Now, the culmination of her ...