Friday saw the first anniversary of the shooting at Charleston’s Emanuel AME Church, where alleged white supremacist Dylann Roof killed nine black churchgoers. Among those who struggled to come to terms with the tragedy were two local poets, musician and…
May 30

Just over a century ago, the Armenian Genocide saw the expulsion and death of at least 1.5 million people in what was then the Ottoman Empire. Among those affected was Pulitzer-winning poet Peter Balakian’s family, which did its best to…
May 23

By Mary Jo Brooks
Gail Rudd Entrekin and her husband Charles turned to poetry to deal with the frustration, fear and anger they felt during Charles' battle with cancer.
May 16

By Mary Jo Brooks
Parneshia Jones is a child of the North and grandchild of the South, and her poetry reflects that duality. The smells, tastes and sounds of Mississippi and Louisiana mingle with the rhythms and realities of the northern industrial city she…
May 09

By Mary Jo Brooks
The very first thing Kim Stafford does every morning is write. "It's a way to settle your accounts. If you're angry, if you regret something, put it down on a page. Sometimes it's a poem. Sometimes it's a consideration. But…
May 03

In “Night Sky With Exit Wounds,” poet Ocean Vuong pays tribute to the oral tradition of his family and his personal connection to the Vietnam War.
May 02

By Corinne Segal
Poet Shira Erlichman writes about her relationship to Lithium to treat mental illness.
Apr 25

By Corinne Segal
Shane McCrae's poems are often an experiment in form, built from nontraditional metrics and a focus on sound and texture.
Apr 20

By Sarah Varney
Compton student Kimberly Cervantes said that poetry helped her deal with trauma and the derision she faced at school for being bisexual.
Apr 18

By Corinne Segal
A poem by Anaïs Duplan looks at the life of Mary Bowser, a former slave who was a Union spy during the Civil War.
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