Poetry Apr 30 The poet laureate wants you to read this poem "There is so much noise in our culture. So many frantic, angry, unreliable voices.... Poetry is an antidote to that."…
Poetry Apr 24 A poet’s love letters to the outdoors Poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil writes a love letter to the planet in her latest poetry collection "Oceanic."…
Arts Apr 11 A poet’s field notes, ‘ending in a deportation’ In his new collection, poet Marcelo Hernandez Castillo’s imagery and dream-like phrases allow him to speak of his immigration status in a way he hadn’t been able to before.
Poetry Apr 02 A poem for Flint, four years after the water crisis began Tarfia Faizullah's poem “I Told the Water” brings water to life and unpacks its role in our lives -- as mirror, life-giver and sometimes a villain.
Poetry Mar 28 Poetry and music empowers this Tucson art collective to embrace their identity After Mexican-American studies was banned at their school, these young people formed a collective to educate themselves and others.
Arts Mar 20 The epic, 40-year-old feminist art piece that we’re still learning from today With the popularity of the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements, this massive altar to feminism, which artist and feminist educator Judy Chicago completed in 1979, is gaining renewed attention for its triumphs -- but also its problems.
Poetry Mar 19 Parkland students pour their feelings into poetry A 14-year-old student who was killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School wrote about life's "ups and downs" soon before his death. After the shooting, a classmate writes that "nothing about this feels normal."…
Poetry Mar 12 The homeland left behind, captured in a poem For Shauna Barbosa and other poets of the Cape Verdean diaspora, the longing for a far-away home is an important theme.
Poetry Mar 06 This poet wants you to rethink what it means to be vulnerable Poet Analicia Sotelo penned her latest collection to upend tropes of the helpless damsel, inspired by an Italian painter's dream-like depiction of womanly strength in the throes of vulnerability.
Arts Mar 06 To be a better writer, read your words aloud, says Mohsin Hamid "Exit West" author Mohsin Hamid shares his daily writing routine, favorite books and the best bit of writer's advice he's ever received.