Georgia Tech professor Brittney Boykin is headed to the Grammys with compositions inspired by Black poetry featured on two ...

Paul Laurence Dunbar became the first Black writer to earn international acclaim through his poetry, essays and musical ...

Read Part 2: With a range of accents, a unity poem years in the making is brought to life through culturally diverse voices “We are the unbreakable woven thread.” “They want red white and blue, but ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — As she stands before crowds to perform her poems, Rhea Carmon uses her voice to create spaces for conversations on current issues of social change and justice. It’s through ...

Charleston, Columbia and Greenville, SC, honored the life of Black poet Phillis Wheatley on Jan. 30 with a commemorative USPS stamp and a day in her honor.

In 1761, Phillis Wheatley came to America on a slave ship, but soon became its first African-American poet with knowledge of ...

It’s #WorldPoetryDay! Celebrate with us by enjoying these examples of incredible literature and personal expression by poets from across the African continent. Bassey Ikpi, a Nigerian-born but America ...

This week, editor Natalia Molebatsi introduces a stunning collection of Black women’s poetry brought out by the Nigerian-based publisher. Twice a month, we bring you an excerpt from a book to be ...

‘Gbenga Adeoba was born and raised in Akure, Nigeria. In an interview, he said, “About a decade before I was born, a traveling neighbor left his stacks of books with my father but never came back to ...

The Indianapolis Recorder is inviting local students to participate in our Black History Month Student Poetry and Essay ...

'Abiku' is an interesting word in Nigeria literary sphere, Ben Okri's novel The Famished Road is based upon an abiku. Here are 3 other poems on Abiku you should read. 'Abiku' is an interesting word in ...