Jun 14 Watch 3:41 A poet who holds ‘the men behind the music’ accountable Inspired by the people who have come forward as part of the #MeToo movement, Imani Davis shares her poem “Platinum” and gives her Brief but Spectacular take on how society can overlook wrongdoing by famous artists. Continue watching
Jun 11 When imagination is a child’s only refuge, ‘that’s not a happy ending’ By Jennifer Hijazi In “Fable of the Pack-Saddle Child,” a poet imagines how a child who's been neglected and abused finds escape in her own mind. Continue reading
Jun 04 One poet’s take on what is still missing from Pride By Jennifer Hijazi Poet Hieu Minh Nguyen says stories like his are often left out of the “visible” Pride experience. Continue reading
May 31 Watch 3:37 How a poet purges all of the men who didn’t keep promises New York-based poet Whitney Greenaway shares her Brief but Spectacular take on letting go. Continue watching
May 22 This Ramadan poem celebrates the ‘unknowability of the divine’ By Jennifer Hijazi Poet Kazim Ali thinks the fluidity of traditions is an important part of understanding Ramadan. Continue reading
May 14 A poet’s advice to new grads: Be curious, embrace failure and ‘jump’ By Jennifer Hijazi Poet Jason Reynolds offers sage advice to graduates ... and the rest of us. Continue reading
May 07 How Zora Neale Hurston captured the poetry of African-American folklife By Jennifer Hijazi A long-lost manuscript by the famed author is finally being published. Continue reading
Apr 30 The poet laureate wants you to read this poem By Jennifer Hijazi "There is so much noise in our culture. So many frantic, angry, unreliable voices.... Poetry is an antidote to that."… Continue reading
Apr 24 A poet’s love letters to the outdoors By Jennifer Hijazi Poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil writes a love letter to the planet in her latest poetry collection "Oceanic."… Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch 2:44 In every vital moment, poetry is alive and well By David Gewanter Is poetry dead, too slow for our wired, sound-bitten world? Even if poetry is no more, says David Gewanter, then it still leaves its DNA lying around, or moves like a virus passing from body to body, playing witness to… Continue watching