Marshall James Kavanaugh is a self-described "Dream Poet for Hire". Every sunny day you can find him in Rittenhouse Square with his Smith-Corona Sky Writer typewriter typing away. If you give him a ...

In the quiet hours of Dec. 9, 2024, American poetry lost one of its most defiant and distinctive voices. Nikki Giovanni, the “Princess of Black Poetry,” who transformed the landscape of American ...

You'll find lots of stories about chasing the American Dream — starting a family and living a life of prosperity — in American literature and film. But what happens when that dream fails to uphold its ...

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Moraa with a copy of one of her poetry books. [Courtesy] Scholastica Moraa could not hide her joy when she received information that the Italian translation of her poetry collection, Sometimes Love ...

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Tucson Regional Ballet’s dancers are tackling the important early Russian ballet Les Sylphides, and they’ve learned it from a dancer who traces her lineage to its legendary choreographer, Michel ...

You might imagine that with all the resources of the internet, an aspiring writer doesn't need a physical home. Joan Barrett Roberts and Donna Hanson would strongly disagree. Their vision is to create ...