She wrote poetry in Parañaque. She wrote poetry in San Diego. She wrote in her youth and adulthood. She writes now, at 82. In fact, she is probably the reason I have not been able to set a pen down ...

At Poetry/Cabaret, the poetry is part of a broader evening of entertainment in which each performer is offering their take on a particular theme. So there's a sense of context and there's continuity, ...

Caballero giving the first digital poetry performance at Art Genève, hosted by Giga/UNICEF. Photo: Marc Bader, 2025 The biggest downside to being an editor when you launched your career as a writer is ...

The poet laureate of the United States—an official appointed by the Library of Congress to promote the reading and writing of poetry in America—seems an odd and irrelevant functionary for a Britney ...

Growing up in D.C.’s barrio, Elexia remembers a vibrant, tight-knit Dominican community. Carolina Meurkens Afrolatinidad: Art & Identity in D.C. is an interview series highlighting the vitality of the ...

Paisley Rekdal has joined High Country News as the publication’s poetry editor — the first person to hold that role in a very long time. She is the author of 10 books, including poetry collections ...

When Caleb “The Negro Artist” Rainey first came to the University of Iowa, he said he felt overwhelmed trying to find his voice as a Black writer in a predominately white literary community. The poet ...

Toronto’s largest spoken word series took home first place after a week-long poetry competition taking place in Montreal, Quebec. It’s the first win for TPS since the festival began seven years ago.

Emily Jungmin Yoon sat down with The Maroon to talk about her debut poetry collection, trends in contemporary poetry and more. The interview has been transcribed below. On writing across cultures I am ...

Jessie Reyez didn’t enter the music industry to make friends — but throughout her decade-plus-long career, she’s formed familial connections. Known for wearing her heart on her sleeve, Reyez bares it ...

Poet and artist Josephus Thompson III has been showcasing poets and spoken word artists from around the world for more than a decade. He hosts The Poetry Café based in Greensboro, where performances ...

In the past decade, Ken Arkind has seen the Denver poetry scene morph and evolve. A fixture in the local scene for a decade, Arkind has made multiple trips to national competitions across the country, ...