The following Black poets elevate the conversation around social justice, equality, education and hope. Their insightful, sometimes harsh and often inspiring poems provide essential perspectives ...

Gwendolyn Brooks grew up in a South Side house full of books and was a poet from an early age, eventually becoming the first ...

Risher’s “Room Swept Home” is steeped in Virginia and familial history. It considers the challenges faced by two of her ...

African poetry is a treasure trove of voices and experiences, representing the continent's illustrious cultures and histories ...

Price’s poetry collections — “Blood Flow” and “Wise Blood,” among others — earned national honors, including the William Meredith Award and a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship. He called his ...

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In honor of Hammon’s legacy, CAPA and PLI invite students to submit their original poetry for the open-mic segment of the ...

Robert Earl Price, a celebrated poet, playwright, and champion of African American culture, died April 16 at the age of 83.

The BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) poetry reading on the Liberal Arts Campus had students out the door to listen to poets in the M-Building on April 15, contrasting the normally low ...