This weekend’s The Clearing in a Germantown arboretum is part of a project to identify, celebrate, and memorialize Philly’s Black women poets. Yolanda Wisher (left) and Trapeta Mayson (right) both ...

Maya Angelou, considered one of the best poets in history, signs copies of "Maya Angelou: Letter to My Daughter" at Barnes & Noble in Union Square on October 30, 2008 in New York City. Poetry is a ...

“It is time to tell our story. But then who gets to tell that story – and it’s not necessarily the women,” says Pauletta Hansel. We talk weeks before election night, before venture capitalist turned ...

I am deeply drawn to poetry by women. This rich tradition juxtaposes the individual with the collective and elevates accessible language to craft the spoken-song that is poetry. So, imagine my delight ...

ST. LOUIS — A group of Black female poets from St. Louis will lend their voices to a powerful project this Sunday. In celebration of Women's History Month and the kickoff of National Poetry Month, ...

April is National Poetry Month and this year’s Women of the World Poetry Slam took over Baltimore’s poetry scene for the first time. Thanks to the Black Arts District, the city had a chance to ...

Penn Yiddish professor Kathryn Hellerstein discussed the role of translation in Yiddish women’s poetry and its influence on literary history at an event hosted by Kelly Writers House on Feb. 19.