Hanif Abduraqqib. Sarah Kay. Elizabeth Acevedo. Clint Smith. Do any of these names sound familiar? How about Amanda Gorman? All of these writers are part of America’s thriving contemporary poetry ...

A poem taken from Elizabeth Acevedo's high school journal served as the “North Star” for her debut novel's voice. Throughout the year’s pain and distress caused by the pandemic, people have ...

Forget funny roses-are-red poems! Nothing sums up the feeling of complete and total devotion quite like Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s “Sonnet 43.” By the time the poetess (1806–1861 ...

Thousands of years ago, humankind figured out how to transform one of our greatest inventions into infinite beauty, and language gave way to poetry. From the prehistoric poems of the Nile ...

Choosing the right love poem for your boyfriend can be incredibly nerve-wracking, whether you're in a new relationship or have been together for ages. From sweet, short love poems for him to read ...

New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo will deliver two lectures at Howard Community College Sept. 19, as part of the fourth annual Bauder Lecture Series. Acevedo is the author of ...

Shakespeare reading "Hamlet" to his family, circa 1600. Most people confuse a sonnet and a poem, but they have slight differences. A sonnet is a specific type of poem, typically consisting of 14 ...

COLUMBIA, MD, Aug. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Howard Community College (HCC) announced that New York Times-bestselling author of “Clap When You Land,” Elizabeth Acevedo, will deliver the ...

Queen Elizabeth II was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. She assumed the title of Queen in 1952 after her father's death and reigned for more than 70 years ...

Poet Li-Young Lee has won a $100,000 lifetime achievement prize, and Carole Boston Weatherford has been named the new Young People’s Poet Laureate, the Poetry Foundation ...

In Elizabeth Acevedo’s new novel ... stories about migrant workers and queer immigrants, postcolonial poems — and more. By Miguel Salazar, Isabelia Herrera and Gregory Cowles “Clap When ...