Now, she says, she views the poem, isolated by itself in the frame on her wall, differently. “Seeing clearly the jagged lines of m’s, l’s, f’s, and g’s has helped me discover a new friction in the ...

English needs to be broken, according to poet Fatimah Asghar. For Asghar, that goal is a reason to create spoken word poetry, using the language in new ways and to address stories at the margins ...

George Oppen’s “From a Photograph” turns a wintry snapshot into a moving meditation on parenthood and the passage of time. Our critic A.O. Scott shows you what he loves about it.

Final words put a stellar life in context. The late Ken Smith was a poet and writer who spent a lot of his time and his talent exploring connections and byways ignored by the makers of framed objects.

Poetry Challenge: Paint A Picture With Words Morning Edition resident poet Kwame Alexander wants to read your poems that respond to art. He's selected two paintings from which to draw inspiration: ...

10 spoken word poems you need to hear, from Gil Scott-Heron to Warsan Shire. Skip navigation! ADVERTISEMENT. A community celebrating Black voices, Black art, and Black folx.

Joseph Coelho: Writing a poem is like taking a photo with words. When you take a photo, you find something that looks interesting, find the best angle, frame it up in the viewfinder, hold your ...

April is poetry month. The Kent District Library has The Diatribe, a spoken word poetry group, connecting with youth in classrooms across the county for workshops.