Bush became president, first lady Laura Bush planned a White House symposium on Abraham Lincoln’s birthday called “Poetry and the ... turn it into an anti-war protest. The war in Iraq was ...

The album “PO$T AMERICAN” begins with the sound of Gregg Deal thumping an animal-skinned hand drum. He opens his mouth and ...

vocal protest and non-violence; words in a whirlwind winning hearts and minds, your feelings and your thinking. That’s a poetry slam. And that’s how to win it. The term ‘slam poetry’ was ...

Poetry seemed to unsettle the government the most. Dissenters reciting protest poems were accused of spreading hate against India, beaten and arrested by the police. Poet Hussain Haidry rose to ...

Native poet speaks the language of Standing Rock — and explains how a presidential apology falls short Poet Layli Long Soldier's forthcoming collection of poetry called "Whereas" is a critique ...