But all poetry, even funny poems and short poems for kids, has a common thread: The poets who write it are interpreters. They take an honest look at events and emotions and boil them down to some ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Black poetry has always been a powerful medium ... First published in 1993 in her collection Book of Light, the poem has become one of Clifton’s most famous works.

Poet and actor Tallas Munro remembers having to leave his Grade 4 classroom with a brown paper bag because he was having an ...

February is Black History Month in Canada. Check out this list of buzzworthy works of fiction, nonfiction and poetry by Black Canadian authors.

SHALL was letterpress printed from photopolymer plates on Zerkell book vellum paper, bound and published by Black Rock Press, 2019. Selected Durations by David Abel is simultaneously a poem and a ...

Since 1976, every February has marked the start of Black History Month. The month is celebrated throughout the United States, and it recognizes Black Americans’ vital role in the country. Literature ...

On Monday, Poetry Rising will have an event at 6 p.m. in the South Hill Library to celebrate Black History Month. Pitters will host, and the event will feature visual artist Olivia Evans ...

For Black History Month, Blue Peter commissioned some special poems by black spoken word artists to celebrate black history and to take action and work together to build a better future for people ...