In honor of February being Black History Month, here are eight amazingly talented contemporary and classical Black poets and where you can read their work.
On October 3rd, 2022, I walked into the Phillips Autograph Library on West Chester University’s campus. I had never been in the castle building before, and the stormy atmosphere...
I see cerulean waves rolling – inching closer towards me. I squint the sun’s glare reflected – my shimmering eyes see glimmers and glints. I hear symphonies of beach...
Lichen grows up my legs Green as my eyes Reflecting on your lilac palms, Ripe with the bluebells You picked just now. My heart swells Like English ivy onto...
We’re playing Hide and go seek I’m hiding under my bed. I’m starting to get scared cause they say there’s a monster under here. But I can’t lose the...
One story, no garage: home, four walls decorated by a brown couch set. Close to the soul, visualize the Cola sunny weather sprinkled with clouds –brown bodies running around...
SUMMERTIME provides a new view of Los Angeles through spoken word poetry.
While not specifying any particular incident, Danielle James’s spoken word poetry was written with a mindset of this piece being a culmination of two semester’s hard work.
Spoken word poems caught my attention back in high school when I was assigned to watch one for a literature class. It only took one video...
When the Superbowl comes to mind, spoken word poetry performance certainly does not follow. Amanda Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in...