During his residency at Fordham in the mid-1800s, Edgar Allan Poe often took long, contemplative walks, but not across the High Bridge that connects Washington Heights to the Bronx, as it has widely ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sughnen Yongo is a Midwest writer covering Black women, pop culture. Writers have always had the ability to shift paradigms, ...

Never be surprised when St. Paul poet//baker/impresario Danny Klecko makes connections with people that lead down interesting pathways. Danny Klecko, right, receives ...

Chile has produced some of the most influential poets in the world. Discover why Chile is known as the Land of Poets. Learn ...

Maya Angelou, considered one of the best poets in history, signs copies of "Maya Angelou: Letter to My Daughter" at Barnes & Noble in Union Square on October 30, 2008 in New York City. Poetry is a ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi’s Poet Laureate Catherine Pierce will host the Mississippi Young Writers Poetry Festival, a culmination of her statewide K-12 poetry-writing initiative and competition My ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Irish author Anne Enright about her novel, "The Wren, The Wren." It's about a mother and daughter and how their lives are marked by the family patriarch, an Irish poet.

You know what they say: Write what you know. That’s probably why so many Black authors center their works around the Black experience—they heed this sage advice. When Black authors write what they ...

Like their poetry, their vodka martini of choice was direct and barebones, calling simply for vodka, dry vermouth, and a lemon twist or an olive garnish. When it came to moving past my own writer's ...