Franklin Abbott’s newest book, “My Ordinary Life,” is more than a collection of story poems. It’s a quiet reckoning with the extraordinary weight of recent years. With a gentle yet unflinching voice, ...

Longtime educator and author Laura Robb explains how daily practice with poems helped her granddaughter become a better ...

In a recent controversy that unfolded on April 20, poet Aamir Aziz—best known for his searing piece Sab Yaad Rakha Jayega, ...

Psychologists define self-concept as the organized set of beliefs and perceptions one holds about oneself (1). It includes ...

WHEN Shakira Burton stepped onto the Queen’s Hall stage last April, she carried more than a mic. Draped in a jacket emblazoned with $100 bills and the defiant declaration “Voice ...

In ‘Suck It And See’, Turner seemingly pokes fun at such restrictive labels with the line, “I poured my aching heart into a pop song / I couldn’t get the hang of poetry.” As offhand as it may seem, ...

In recognition of National Poetry Month, the Navajo Technical University BFA Creative Writing Program and the Navajo Nation ...

This post applies the framework of grief, which is largely limited to death and dying, to help us process the many losses in ...

If there’s one conviction that has followed Michelle Bitting throughout her life, it’s that “good things can come from ...

See “From Where I Sit” at UAB’s Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center, at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 10, as part of the UAB ...

Indian ghazal singer, composer and producer Nisschal Zaveri, whose upcoming show Andaaz is a deeply personal offering of ...

In four new collections, a frank look at disability, a celebration of domestic life (and dogs), a gathering of hushed moments ...