With verses that capture the raw emotions of the war and resonate deeply with the population, Ukrainian poets have emerged as some of the country’s most influential voices. By Constant Méheut ...
Poet Amanda Gorman captivated the nation in 2021 when she performed the self-written poem "The Hill We Climb" at President Joe Biden's inauguration. On Wednesday night, she returned to the ...
The significance and solace of poetry is closer than you think, I tell budding authors as they arrive at class with headphones on, glued to TikTok trends, or scrolling through Instagram feeds.
Amanda Gorman was among the final guests to speak on Wednesday at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Gorman gained notoriety when she read her poem "The Hill We Climb" at President ...
Gorman made history as the first National Youth Poet Laureate in 2017, according to her website. Four years later, she became the youngest inaugural poet in American history — other inaugural ...
Such is the case with the latest jacket trend that I’ve been spotting everywhere as of late: the barn jacket. Prior to its arrival on the fashion circuit, the boxy collared style jacket was most ...
Politics Updated on Aug 21, 2024 11:56 PM EDT — Published on Aug 21, 2024 11:31 PM EDT Poet and activist Amanda Gorman spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Wednesday ...
There’s an old political saw: You campaign in poetry and govern in prose. That took on a more literal meaning Wednesday night as Amanda Gorman, the closest thing this country has to a celebrity ...
After he left her and became Amiri Baraka, she found her own voice. By Penelope Green Hettie Jones, a poet and author who with her husband, LeRoi Jones (who later became the incendiary poet and ...
Amanda Gorman, a poet and activist who in 2021 made history as the youngest poet ever to read at a presidential inauguration, debuted a new poem on the third night of the Democratic convention ...
For the third day of the Democratic National Convention, the National Youth Poet Laureate recited a new piece entitled “This Sacred Scene” as the party celebrated the Kamala Harris–Tim Walz ...