Poetry

What we lose when we forget Native American history

By Corinne Segal

Lisa Yankton, a Minneapolis-based poet and member of the Spirit Lake Dakota, carries Dakota history and tradition forward through poetry.

Why we need to listen to undocumented poets

By Corinne Segal

When we talk about undocumented immigrants, who are we leaving behind?…

Poet Kiki Petrosino asks: Can people change?

By Corinne Segal

Kiki Petrosino’s poetry began as a child in the backseat of her mother’s car. Many nights, the family would drive to and from Catonsville Community College near Baltimore to pick up Petrosino’s father, a public school teacher who taught evening…

Read the first-ever poetry journal by trans writers

By Corinne Segal

The literary world reached a milestone this month with the debut of "Vetch," the first submission-based literary journal devoted to poetry by transgender writers.

When the people meant to protect us become our enemy

By Corinne Segal

Aja Monet's poem examines the "reckoning of power" in an interaction between her brother and the police.

How to write a poem about Ferguson

By Corinne Segal

How does a poet even begin to address what happened to Michael Brown? That’s the question at the center of “Working Title,” a piece by Mahogany Brown.

Poet examines the harsh reality of jealousy

By artsdesk

Poet Lauren Haldeman brings a sharp focus to the feeling of jealousy.

How poetry can empower people living with chronic illness

By Corinne Segal

For Camisha Jones, the managing director of Washington, D.C.-based poetry organization Split This Rock, poetry helped give voice to the experience of living with chronic illness.

Poet explores how to ‘undress’ language

By artsdesk

Poet Wang Ping writes at the intersection of gender, sexuality and the Chinese immigrant experience.

How slam ‘breaks the silence’ for marginalized voices

By Corinne Segal

For Janae Johnson, a Boston-based spoken word poet who won the Women of the World Poetry Slam this spring, poetry is a bold act of breaking the silence.