Choosing the right words was a gift that Everett Hoagland, the first Poet Laureate of New Bedford, had and used to create a ...

The album, out on 7/11 from Blue LLama Records interweaves classic poetry with timeless music. We spoke with Harris about the ...

Students from the Langston Hughes Community Poetry Collective Date: 2020-08-17 From: Photo Flash: The Wilbury Theatre Group and WaterFire Providence Present DECAMERON, PROVIDENCE ...

Langston Hughes appears again on our list of inspirational poems, and rightfully so. He was the first African American person to make a living by writing poetry, turning his dreams into a reality.

In 'Requiem,' her fifth book, Virginia Konchan takes the sacred seriously. She’s jocular with her subjects, including God, ...

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Even on an ordinary day, walking into the New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem can feel like walking into a shrine. The ashes of the poet Langston ...

Irony is not a creation of modern times, though it has evolved with them. Classical poets like Jonathan Swift and T.S. Eliot used irony as a powerful instrument. Swift’s infamous satire, A Modest ...

Concord unleashed to the world America's musical contributions, which sprang from our universal appeal as a nation.

Let’s keep things light this month, shall we? Some of the fun offerings on Seattle stages this summer include circus arts, a ...

The group’s camaraderie spilled into the sidewalks, as families, friends and neighbors marched along Hampton Boulevard. For ...