As soon as you write a single poem or perform a line of poetry ... while promoting and preserving the country’s cultural ...

What does the landscape and climate for creative writing and freedom of expression look like in five different African countries today? Exploring some of the issues that affect writers.

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At the turn of the last century, African Americans from across the country flooded New York City’s Harlem, leading to an explosion of books, poetry and music that is now collectively known as ...

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It includes works from 49 poets from nine countries — Brazil, Russia, India, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United ...

In “Freedom Braids” and “The Magic Callaloo,” young girls follow cornrowed maps to escape slavery. Sabrina Orah Mark is the ...

Narrative means story and a narrative poem tells a story. Lots of poems are mainly about thoughts and feelings and not about telling a story, so this is a key difference. Key features of narrative ...