Friends, sorority sisters, high school classmates and admirers filled the pews of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Knoxville on ...

People read poems out loud, shared prayers, shed tears and held hands, while community members mourned each other’s losses at ...

Nikki Giovanni's high school classmates, sorority sisters and fellow civil rights activists gathered at her childhood church ...

Nikki Giovanni, the fiery poet, author, activist, and educator whose words remind us of the power of art to evoke change, inspire hope, and express the depth of the human experience, died on Dec. 9, ...

Lam/Staff) Michelle McCallum, a member of the Baltimore County Arts Commission, left, and her brother, Allen McCallum Jr., read the poems ... Day, when the display opened to the public. The AIDS ...

The winner of the 2024 Jawad Memorial Prize for Urdu-English Translation ... Vinay Rajoria for his translation of Sahir Ludhianvi’s poem “That Dawn Will Surely Come Someday”.

Chimwemwe Undi is a Winnipeg-based poet, editor and lawyer. She was the Winnipeg poet laureate for 2023 and 2024. She won the ...

Enjoy holiday-themed poems and stories from Cheryl Wade, Linda Hodges, Jeannie Dellar, Vicki Ramseyer, Judy Coccaro, Tammy ...

Today is the shortest day of the year, also known as the winter solstice. The solstice marks the start of winter in astronomical terms, where the start of seasons is determined by the tilt of the ...

Welcome to Speak Out!, the breakout digital segment of Celebrating Black Excellence, where we feature poets and spoken ...

It's easy to feel lost in a nation that has lost its bearings. But Nikki Giovanni's life and works will comfort us as we ...

Being a finalist for the CBC Literary Prizes can jump-start your literary career. Need proof? Here are some books that were ...