ASTANA – Dec. 25 marked the 85th anniversary of Kazakh poetess Fariza Ongarsynova, who had a vital presence in Kazakh poetry ...

“Warrior Woman” is one of the poems in Kate Apaflo Awuku-Darko’s collection of poems, titled, “Seven Shredded Sisters”, that pulses with the quiet strength of the everyday woma ...

Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and an example poem to get things started for poets. This week, write an "If I Had (blank)" ...

Tamborism: Drum and Poetry is more than a performance—it’s a movement. By harmonizing the power of drums and poetry, the ...

With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.” — Max Ehrman, American poet, lawyer Hello ...

From ancient Greece through Puritan New England, witches functioned as easy targets for cultural anxieties about gender, ...

The bond between a mother and daughter needs no introduction. It is a beautiful relationship cherished for life and fueled by ...

Nikki Giovanni’s passing leaves a void in the literary and cultural worlds, but her legacy endures in her words and the lives ...

Yuka Kanzaki decided to translate poems composed by a woman with cerebral palsy to send a message that disabilities never slow down people like them. “People tend to think that they cannot do ...