Analysis: The poem opens with irony, suggesting that massive destruction often begins in a way that feels absurd or incomprehensible. The casual “huh?” juxtaposes the gravity of the bomb, highlighting ...

BRATTLEBORO — Green Writers Press and ByWay Books & More will launch "In the Hushed Thunder" by the late Ken Hebson of Guilford and Brattleboro with a special reading by ...

W. J. Lofton’s captivating and lyrical new poetry collection, boy maybe, encompasses his Southern upbringing as well as his experiences with being Black and queer. The Chicago-born, Alabama-raised ...

Where Quiet Lives Between the Lines There is a kind of stillness found in reading that no sound machine or spa retreat can ...

In Sean Hewitt’s novel, “Open, Heaven,” two isolated boys develop an intense, undefined relationship.

The philanthropist, businesswoman, advocate, and author of The Next Day takes the ELLE literary survey and shares her ...

Sacramento recognized its poet laureate ahead of the release of his new poetry book, “Unlocked: The Laureate Years.” ...

In "Late to the Search Party," Steven Espada Dawson's elegies grapple with addiction, loss, grief and belonging.

And finally, if your child loves the beauty of poetry and wonders how to create poems, then “The One and Only Rumi” by Rabiah York, illustrated by Maneli Manouchehri (Penguin, $18.99) is a book to ...

Poetry in the Natural World" edited by 24th U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón. I'm your guide, Katie Campbell. I asked y'all to try writing a poem of your own — you delivered.

Founded in 1996 by a pair of Black poets who felt isolated in predominantly white literary spaces, Cave Canem has become one of the most influential literary organizations in the U.S.

The process of navigating grief is not black and white. Through Wendy Okeke’s delicious use of language, metaphors and vivid ...