In celebration of this year’s Black Poetry Day, we’ve rounded up a list of 20 contemporary Black poets who span generations, backgrounds, and even mediums.

With words that pulse with vulnerability, sensuality, retrospection, and joy, a gifted collective of Black queer poets are ...

Black Poetry Day was created by Plattsburgh resident Stanley A. Ransom to honor the contributions Black poets ... Oct. 15—PLATTSBURGH — On Monday evening, Dr. Roger Reeves, ...

Poetry has long served as a powerful means of expression, particularly for marginalized communities. For many LGBTQIA+ individuals, it provides an opportunity to explore identity, love, and ...

“We are in a moment when Black poets, Black poetry and Black literary institutions are flourishing,” said Lauren K. Alleyne, executive director of the Furious Flower Poetry Center.

Bluz is an award-winning poet who will be performing with other poets featured on the new album "Black Charlotte: A Poetic Celebration of Place & Folk," on Friday, April 11, at 8 p.m. at the ...

Black women poets will gather this weekend to build their legacy. This weekend’s The Clearing in a Germantown arboretum is part of a project to identify, celebrate, and memorialize Philly’s Black ...

“The stigma about North Tulsa, Black Tulsa, Greenwood is just as alive and well today as it was in 1920, 1921,” says poet Quraysh Ali Lansana, pictured here. Photo Credit: Thomas Ryan RedCorn ...

For a time, she was called 'The Princess of Black Poetry.' For a time, she was called 'The Princess of Black Poetry.' Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:56:23 GMT (1749833783456) Story Infinite Scroll ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Black poets and other writers read their work Thursday night at ‘A Nation in Exile’ event at 21c Museum at the Kansas City Hotel.

In honor of National Black Poetry Day, here are 20 contemporary Black poets we think you should be reading all year round. Every year, the mainstream literary gates seem to open just that much ...