Port Washington resident Elon Green’s latest book, “The Man Nobody Killed: Life, Death, and Art in Michael Stewart’s New York ...

SARA SARNA, inspired by the poem “Green Shirt” by Naomi Shihab Nye Is death a folding up of life? Into this suitcase, what we ...

In his debut collection, The Long Invisible, poet Michael Dechane examines broken relationship and starting anew. Many of the works are set in Florida, where Dechane grew up, as well as Western North ...

We were looking for poetry that had struck its readers, for whatever reasons, as unforgettable, enduring, and influential: ...

Ahead of the artist’s expansive work within ‘Dream Girl’ at Jeffrey Deitch and the Longlati Foundation in Shanghai, ESSENCE ...

Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize has been awarded. On the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s 1861 inauguration, the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History announced that Edda L. Fields-Black, author ...

A Miami poet discusses her Zip Ode poem about buying her own stolen bike, and how she views this as a quintessential Miami ...

Every year the tragedy is quietly marked amongst the pews, beneath the stained glass window dedicated to the loss. Also based at the church, is Lloyd's choir - and music director ...

There was thought to be no hope for Joseph Coates nearly a year ago. However, after his girlfriend begged for help from a ...

The Atlanta-based artist's third collection of poetry, “boy maybe,” takes readers on an emotional roller coaster exploring grief, love, police brutality and Black culture.

Atlanta author and bookseller Katie Mitchell likes to tell an identity-defining story about her childhood that often pleasantly shocks listeners.

Discover the often-overlooked contributions of Black women to the suffrage movement, highlighting their activism and efforts for equal rights.