Tag: Poetry
US Mint to issue quarters honoring notable American women
Poet and author Maya Angelou, America’s first woman in space and a revered Cherokee Nation leader are among female trailblazers whose likenesses will appear...
Fiction, memoirs, poems spring from 1,000-word challenge
NEW YORK — A. Stella Oloye, a Washington, D.C-based writer working on an Afrofuturism novel, was at a low point this spring when she...
23 writers nationwide will serve as Poets Laureate Fellows
NEW YORK — From Charleston, South Carolina, to San Mateo County in California, poets from around the country have been chosen to serve as...
Poet Carl Phillips wins $75,000 Jackson Prize
NEW YORK — Poet Carl Phillips has received a $75,000 honor for a body of work which displays “exceptional talent.”
...
LeVar Burton launches book club with James Baldwin novel
LOS ANGELES — LeVar Burton has found another way to share his love of reading.
...
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, to release 1st children’s book
LOS ANGELES — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, is releasing her first children’s book, one rooted in the relationship between Prince Harry and their...
Chicago-based Poetry Foundation hires new president
NEW YORK — The Poetry Foundation has chosen Michelle T. Boone as its new president, the first time a woman and a person of...
Updated field guides, other titles lure readers outdoors
The new season of spring shows has begun, and viewership is way up by all accounts.
...
Kemi Alabi wins First Book Award from poets academy
NEW YORK — A Chicago-based writer and activist has received the First Book Award from the Academy of American Poets. Kemi Alabi's “Against Heaven”...
Poet Amanda Gorman revisits inaugural triumph with Oprah
LOS ANGELES — Amanda Gorman revisits her inauguration day poetry reading that wowed observers, among them Oprah Winfrey, in the Apple TV+ series “The...
