Introduced by Rosa Alcalá, the Woodberry Poetry Room’s T.S. Eliot Memorial Reading spotlighted Cecilia Vicuña’s creative work.

And Walt Whitman wrote a long essay titled “Democratic Vistas.” The author of “Leaves of Grass” (1855), whose poems are still found in every anthology of American poetry, felt moved to address the ...

British R&B singer Elmiene stops by for a performance at the Tiny Desk and chats with NPR's Scott Detrow about why he's drawn to soul music, his Sudanese roots and why he loves touring in the U.S.

The singer has joined forces with his son to record a new album. He talks to Mark Beaumont about their need to record ...

we’re in America. This is an American intersection. She is American. You will not, however, look down the road where her ...

The words of these Black poets cut to the core of the human experience and the realities of being Black in America ...

“Praise Song for the Day” is a poem written by Elizabeth Alexander ... It’s not enough to read or hear passively; the blessing comes in heeding the message, in letting it shape how we ...

"Singing in ... Spanish of Latin America, was a gift. It allowed our culture to be seen and appreciated, and it was truly an ...

Langston Hughes poems guaranteed to move you Langston Hughes is one of the most prolific yet most underrated American poets ...

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Whenever I can help make the crowd move or sing, there's a type of unity," says dancer, pianist, and singer Kopano. "The ...