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Black Sparrow Press, a shoestring operation he ran out of his home, became one of the highest-profile small publishers in the U.S., championing writers like Charles Bukowski.
Ohio Wesleyan University Professor Laurel Anderson has won a 2025 Pushcart Prize, widely considered one of publishing’s most influential awards, for her poem “Ransom Note.” ...
In a look ahead at a week of Cambridge and Somerville events, poetry slam and drag king competitions are in town, it’s ...
A Victorian nightdress embroidered with sheep, crafted by Harrogate-based collective The Small Group, is a standout feature of Inspiration: ...
What began as a casual meetup is now a monthly series with a loyal crowd and a no-frills, all-heart approach to writing.
Washington poet Eric Ode often finds ideas while out walking. Here he shares a poem inspired by the prickly (or not) holly ...
Mirza Abul Qasim’s marsiyas gave voice to Kashmir’s grief and moral strength. Decades later, his forgotten work finds new ...
Parvati Tirkey is the first tribal woman from Jharkhand to be selected for the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2025 for her poetry collection Phir Ugna. In an interview to Md Asghar Khan, she talks abou ...
Teachers can have students create comics based on poems to better understand their themes and spark meaningful conversation.
An excerpt from ‘Dancing Frogs and Other Creatures in Verse’, by Zai Whitaker.
A Welsh tribute at Birmingham's 16th Street Baptist Church honored the 1963 bombing victims, celebrating the Wales Window's legacy of unity and compassion.
The Canongate Wall is a feature of the Scottish Parliament building in Holyrood, Edinburgh. Designed by Soraya ...