Keorapetse Kgositsile, a South African poet whose writing and activism helped bridge his country’s freedom struggle with the Black Arts movement in the United States, died on Jan. 3 in ...

A Virginia State University professor is being recognized on one of literature’s biggest stages. Dr. Latorial Faison, chair ...

Rhea Carmon, the first African American poet laureate of Knoxville, is a mentor, a motivational speaker and a math teacher. However, she finds herself teaching valuable lessons through her poetry.

All month long, you can celebrate the rich tradition of African-American art in Brooklyn as part of Black Artstory Month, which began on February 1.

The three-day inaugural Abuja International Poetry Festival took place last week in various venues across the Nigerian capital.