It’s been described as embarrassing, clichéd or “unhelpful singsong.” Many poets dislike it too, but it’s a style they’ve learned from each other.

“I have a dream.” You have heard the line. But what you may not know is that the poetry of Langston Hughes influenced Martin Luther King Jr.’s best-known speech, which he delivered during the 1963 ...

*Jesse Williams’ acceptance speech at the BET Awards has become the inspiration for a new poem published Thursday by The Color Purple author Alice Walker. Titled “Here It Is,” Walker, 72, writes about ...

In her inaugural poem "The Hill We Climb", Amanda Gorman calls on Americans to "rebuild, reconcile, and recover in every known nook of our nation in every corner called our country." A Miami-Dade ...

Cornelius Eady, a National Book Award finalist, shared an excerpt from “Proof,” an original poem he has written for Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration as mayor of New York City. By Jeffery C. Mays The ...

Bob Graham Education Center, a K-8 school in Miami-Dade County, restricted access to Amanda Gorman’s acclaimed poem “The Hill We Climb,” which she read at President Biden’s inauguration, for ...

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