From an early age, K Love the Poet felt a deep responsibility to nurture and uplift those around her. As a child, she gathered neighborhood kids on her porch, braided their hair, and took them to the ...
In the bustling artistic landscape of Chicago, where rhythm meets poetry and community activism thrives alongside creative expression, K Love The Poet stands as a beacon of authenticity. Her journey ...
Love has a way of gathering humanity. When I think about what it takes to be a good global citizen, the word “love” is at the center of that tree. If our tree for love had branches, they would remind ...
If you Google former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins and his poem "Litany," you'll see two YouTube videos: one of Collins reading the poem and another of Samuel Chelpka reciting it by heart. With ...
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. — April is National Poetry Month and for Missouri's sixth poet laureate, this month is her Olympics. "I just love poetry," Maryfrances Wagner said. Wagner is a poet, a teacher and ...
UVA professor Oludamini Ogunnaike discusses his work and inspiration after reading at the Library of Congress.
When I first met the rising poet Rosie Stockton two summers ago, they began to make me rethink the entire idea of performing gender. Stockton lives within the blurred edges of femininity and ...
Artist Joe Davis gives a spoken word performance during the 37th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration: Building Black Wealth event on Jan. 16. [JOE DAVIS, "SHOW UP"] We here, baby. My ...
The Depot is hosting its next quarterly poetry night Friday, themed around love as a form of protest and joy even in uncertain times. “Love as an Act of Resistance” is the theme, part of an ongoing ...
Karina Hsieh is a poet and entrepreneur who recently launched #GenerateLove, a campaign to combat violence against Asian Americans. Karina Hsieh is a poet, entrepreneur and self-love coach. She ...
In commemoration of National Poetry Month, 12-year-old poet Lorenzo Arce talks about expressing his feelings through poetry, and how his dad inspires him. Finally, we continue with our celebration of ...