New Directions Publishing Essex HemphillThe Great Storyteller 1957-1995 As a Black gay writer and activist, Essex Hemphill used words as a weapon, a ...

With February being Black History Month, it’s important to reflect on and appreciate the rich cultural history that exists ...

Illinois Poet Laureate Angela Jackson shares a poem she wrote sparked by a childhood memory — but she didn't let reality get in the way of meaning.

Do you feel it in the air? No, not the mysterious illness going around — love! With Valentine’s Day coming up, it’s time to get into the spirit of companionship. Regardless of relationship status, I ...

Artists like Hozier, Charli XCX, Olivia Rodrigo, Playboi Carti and many more are now bona fide top-of-the-bill acts and we must keep building on that.” “I hope that the UK produces even more ...

Seven years and seven months ago, Google changed the world with the Transformer architecture, which lies at the heart of generative AI applications like OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Now Google has unveiled ...

our lyricism and melodies are influenced by folk like Hozier and pop like Sam Fender. The band are all heavily influenced by The Rolling Stones but also our rhythm section is mixed with soul from ...

From memory, Frost recites “The Gift Outright”, a far better poem. His white hair flutters like a flag in the rising wind. His voice rings strong and clear, staking a claim: “The land was ...

By Karl Kirchwey Karl Kirchwey’s eighth book of poems, “Good Apothecary,” will ... trick of ventriloquizing the classics in books like Madeline Miller’s 2018 novel “Circe,” about ...