A reading by American Book Award–winning poet dg nanouk okpik. okpik’s second collection of poems, "Blood Snow," tells a continuum story of a homeland under erasure, in an ethos of erosion, in a ...

In collaboration with Poets Against Racism & Hate USA, Indiana Poet Laureate Curtis L. Crisler will be presenting a pop-up Indiana Chitlin Circuit poetry reading event from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Dec. 13 from ...

It’s been described as embarrassing, clichéd or “unhelpful singsong.” Many poets dislike it too, but it’s a style they’ve learned from each other.

Poetry has long been a vehicle for voicing unrest, from the words of Maya Angelou to Nikki Giovanni. A new series, “Poetry for the People” Read-Outs, is using the words of poet-activists like Audre ...

A large and appreciative crowd filled the Merrill Cultural Center to hear celebrated poet Ellen Bass deliver the keynote presentation at the 16th annual Morton Marcus Poetry Reading this month. The ...

At 4:30 p.m. on April 10, award-winning poet Dante Micheaux stood before a gathering of listeners to read his poetry in the Illini Union Bookstore. He is the author of the poetry collections “Circus” ...

Inside the Unity of Santa Barbara Chapel, the Blue Whale Reading Series takes place every other month. Hosts Laure-Anne Bosselar and Christine Kravetz revived the series in 2023 after founder Steve ...

On Nov. 6, UMass Downtown hosted four guest speakers — Abigail Chabitnoy, Hannah Brooks-Motl, Joan Tate and Melissa Dickey — as a part of an ongoing “Writers Reading” series, intended to platform ...

LIMA — Dorothy Love’ll will lead a poetry reading from her book “Dear God It’s Me Again, Poetry by Request and Other Inspirations Too!” from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 23 at the Lima Public ...

A poem a day keeps the mind at play. That's the beauty of picking up a poetry collection: There's no pressure to read the book cover-to-cover. Readers can take it slow, savoring the verse and emotion.

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. On Sunday, Nov. 16, members of Stillpoint Literary Magazine joined the Athens ...