Danez Smith is a 2025 Pulitzer Prize finalist for the poetry book ‘Bluff,’ published by Graywolf Press in Minneapolis.

If we’re being honest here, a true starter pack of modern American poetry would look something like this: “Goodnight Moon,” “Where the Sidewalk Ends,” “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.” For many of us poetry ...

Spoken-word poets in Cameroon are using their art form to help communities cope with traumas left by the ongoing civil war.

On the 80th anniversary of peace, the Booker Prize-winning novelist probes the silence surrounding a generation’s experience of conflict ...

The word love is elusive, a noun without context. However, its verb form, "loving," is more than the thing. It invokes poetry ...

Betraying Millennial Women: In “Girl on Girl,” Sophie Gilbert makes a searing case that trends from the 1990s and 2000s, ...

Across five decades and countless stages, Robert Earl Price spoke with a quiet force that could shake a room. He blended jazz ...

IrishCentral Contributor Patricia Kileen considers the legacy of Ireland's Mother and Baby Homes and how stories can be ...

Poems can evoke laughter, tears, and thoughtful reflection. Recent research has shown their therapeutic effects: how they can reduce stress, relieve grief, and increase well-being.