In “Spoken Word: A Cultural History,” Joshua Bennett traces the roots, rise and influence of a movement that continues to reverberate. By Tas Tobey When you purchase an independently reviewed book ...

Phillis Wheatley wrote what is said to be the first book in English by a person of African descent. Bonhams is selling a first edition this week. By James Barron Good morning. We’ll look at the ...

New research into a little-known text written in ancient Greek shows that ‘stressed poetry’, the ancestor of all modern poetry and song, was already in use in the 2 nd Century CE, 300 years earlier ...

Sublime Poetry opens at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on March 29, it will mark a consequential moment in American museum ...

An animation exploring the life of Robert Burns, a poet renowned for his celebration of his Scottish identity.

A framed poster of a stamp depicting Langston Hughes, who wrote some of the best poems in American history. Poetry provides the perfect way to indulge in the escapism of reading without the commitment ...

Poetry in the 21st century is both ubiquitous and oddly peripheral. Verses are displayed on subway walls, recited on momentous occasions, and served up in giant fonts on social media, but rarely do ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The name Languedoc in Southern France is filled with history, excitement, poetry, and love. Think of the troubadours in ...

As the city of Jackson commenced its recognition of Black History Month, the echoes of drums, reflections of history, and words of power filled City Hall on Friday in the first of four events ...