Rashan Brown is making sure that poetry isn’t a lost art. The Bronx, New York, native is the founder and CEO of “poetry me, please” — a live spoken word poetry showcase and content studio and ...

“With school out, teens are looking for jobs, things like lifeguards. But L.A. public pools do not have lifeguards. We have life coaches. If they see you struggling in the water, they say, ‘Are you ...

You recognize this poem right away, I suspect. I recently re-read it and noticed that in view of contemporary events, it struck me with surprising force. I had tears in my eyes, actually. Emma Lazarus ...

Will Taylor Swift’s 11th studio album “The Tortured Poets Department” usher in a new era of poetry appreciation? Delaney Atkins, a part-time instructor at Austin Peay State University who teaches a ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) celebrates National Jazz Appreciation Month and Poetry Month in April with special digital offerings highlighting ...

Poems can resonate with you for different reasons. Oftentimes, it is the exceptional beauty of a stanza (She Walks in Beauty) or a phrase (“flowers have been known to heal/a common man’s despair” from ...

“‘poetry me, please’ and just poetry is the future. And I see that appreciation coming back through the events that we do,” Brown tells theGrio. Rashan Brown is making sure that poetry isn’t a lost ...