Alike the bitter cup of grief, Alike the draught of bliss, Its progress leaves but moment brief For baffled lips to kiss.

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Reading the Poem: Silently read the poem “ When the Burning Begins ” by Patricia Smith. What do you notice about the poem?

In many ways, for me, the political and sociolinguistic risks of putting ASL on the walls of an art museum feel tempered by the power of the ekphrastic conceit.

We are pleased to announce the judges of the 2025 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize and the 2025 James Laughlin Award. Hayan Charara, Suzanne Gardinier, and Lisa Olstein will serve as ...

Blues as art as theme as exhibition Up on a midtown metropolis edifice Billboard façade 50 feet tall thirty feet wide: BLUE ...

has only good news for my body / and for my mind, she warms them ...

He comes at whiles, the Winter through, West Wind! I would not miss His sudden tryst: the long, the new Surprises o ...

Sunset at Luquillo wetlands / Brings the biting flies ...

A poet, novelist, fiction writer, and playwright, Langston Hughes is known for his insightful, colorful portrayals of black life in America from the twenties through the sixties and was important in ...

In 2024, the Academy of American Poets invited twelve poets to each curate a month of poems. In this short Q&A, Victor ...