Poet Seamus Heaney eventually became somewhat of a second father to Caitlin Flanagan, guiding her through the years and ...

The Criticism genre longlist — which is the first of seven total longlists set to be announced this week — marks the start of ...

On a rolling basis this week and for the first time in its 50-year history, the National Book Critics Circle will announce ...

Lorraine O’Grady, an indefatigable conceptual artist whose work critiqued definitions of identity, died in New York on Friday aged 90. Her gallery, Mariane Ibrahim, confirmed her death via email, ...

Nikki Giovanni navigated the world with unwavering conviction and wisdom, and a voice that was at once brilliant, humorous ...

Eva Palmer Sikelianos was a prominent figure in the movement toward reviving ancient Greek artistic and cultural practices.

A former student of Nikki Giovanni's recalls the fateful day when the poet and activist convinced him he was an artist. Then ...

Brad Walrond and Cheryl Clarke's groundbreaking new poetry collections offer profound insights into Black American ...

Peace at all costs” … In my father’s mantra, I find peace. In all languages, peace is peace Shanti, Paz, Pace, Shalom, Paix.” ...

Featuring New York Times bestsellers, Pulitzer Prize winners and some of the most talked about books of the year, catch up on ...

West Knoxville writer Gardner Dorton recently had his poetry book published, and it's been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, ...

On this day in 2016, Patti Smith stumbled over the lyrics to "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" during a ceremony honoring Bob ...