Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and an example poem to get things started for poets. This week, write a valentine poem.

Akhteruzzaman Elias would often deconstruct novels as a literary form, emphasising the role of social realism in mastering ...

A Californian Visual Language” at UCSB’s Art, Design & Architecture Museum explores how artists use text to challenge ...

If the solar system held a poetry slam, each planet would present its unique poetic style. Mercury delivers rapid-fire verses ...

VLR publishes a variety of poetry, prose and visual art in both a print and online issue each semester. Submissions are open ...

Maya Angelou, an influential visual poet, and civil rights activist, remains a cornerstone in Black history. Her work inspires courage, resilience, and to be proud of your culture. This legacy makes ...