(ThyBlackMan.com) Claude McKay, one of the most influential figures in the Harlem Renaissance, left behind a rich collection of poetry that captured the complexities of Black identity, resistance, ...

Photo: Judy Goodall We hope you and your loved ones are gathered together today, celebrating the holidays and looking forward ...

Springfield school librarian Angela Knight's weekly poem readings inspired a new book. The book, "40 Poems for 40 Weeks," features a poem for each week of the school year. David Harrison, the school's ...

The winner of this year’s National Book Award in fiction has published several collections of poems. Our critic takes a look. By Dwight Garner SONNETS FOR A MISSING KEY, by Percival Everett THE BOOK ...

Over the river, and through the wood, To grandfather’s house we go; The horse knows the way To carry the sleigh Through the white and drifted snow. Over the river, and through the wood— Oh, how the ...

FARGO — For more than 200 years, people have been enjoying the melodic rhyming and nostalgic memories associated with Clement C. Moore's poem "Twas the Night Before Christmas." For almost half of that ...

The Wallace Theatre echoed the voices of students, professors, and guests as they awaited a reading from Princeton alumna Monica Youn ’93 on Feb. 25. The lights dimmed, and Youn was introduced.

Source: The Joseph H. Hirshhorn Museum / Public Domain Let’s start with an image. You are in a restaurant, at a bar, or driving to a beach with some friends. Someone says something funny, and everyone ...