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In April 1996, the Academy of American Poets launched National Poetry Month to remind the community that poets have an integral role to...

National Poetry Month occurs every April and was inaugurated in 1996 by the Academy of American Poets. It has grown to be the largest...

As we continue our journey through National Poetry Month, Walt Whitman has been noted as one the most influential poets of our time. He’s...

In 2010, the film For Colored Girls was released – adapted from Ntozake Shange’s 1975 choreopoem 'for colored girls who’ve considered...

My favorite poem by Langston Hughes is I, Too. It’s a short free-verse poem that focuses on African-American identity within the dominant...

It’s been over a week now since rapper Nipsey Hussle, whose real name was Ermias Asghedom, was fatally shot in South Los Angeles. The...

I was about 10 years old when I read the poem Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou. It’s a lyrical poem that shouts an undeniable message...

Happy April everyone! This is absolutely my favorite time of year. April 1st marks my birthday, the first day of National Poetry Month,...