T here is no place like Washington, DC, our nation’s capital, where I was born and raised—where I left in fury and returned with grace. Known for embodying contradictions of p ...

Staceyann Chin reflects on writing, identity, performance, activism, and the complexities of family, history, and resistance.

Starting Oct. 1, all Canadians will have to enter the library from their side of the border or pass through a security ...

This post was originally posted on March 14, 2017 and updated on March 21, 2025. The government has long claimed that Fourth Amendment protections prohibiting warrantless searches don’t apply at the ...

The showdown between President Trump’s Department of Justice and a federal judge over deportation flights to El Salvador is turning into a closely watched test of executive power. WSJ’s Shelby ...

Brighton-based poet and author Robert Hamberger is the headline guest at the New Park Centre in Chichester for the latest Open Mic Poetry session on Wednesday, March 26 at 7.30pm. Chichester-area ...

Poets and wordsmiths are preparing to compete in the Laredo Border Slam Finals, which will take place at the end of the week. After a successful season of spoken word performances, Laredo Border ...

She is a proud Motswana woman and every chance she gets she sings the praises of her people in her mother tongue. Praise poetry, referred to as Diboko in Sesotho and Izibongo in isiZulu, is a renowned ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and his counterpart in Sonora, Mexico, have cemented a bilateral partnership with the aim of bolstering clean energy development and supply chain resilience for ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This cover image released by Tin House Books shows “We Contain Landscapes” by Patrycja Humienik. (Tin ...

Sometimes reading poetry can feel exhilarating, like you are finally seeing and being seen. Other times it’s a slog that leaves you desperate for a nap to process what you just read. Patrycja ...