Students at Agawam High School had an inspiring day on Dec. 4 when the creative skills of students in English and art classes ...

Maya Angelou’s legacy goes beyond the body of work she shared with the world during her lifetime. Her legacy as one of the greatest writers of all time also embodies the ability she had to hold on to ...

The voice of one of Virginia’s most loved and outspoken poets, Nikki Giovanni, is featured in a new multimedia art exhibit at ...

Poetry can help us become more human. We saw it on display as 22-year-old inaugural poet Amanda Gorman read her stirring poem "The Hill We Climb" last week. It felt joyous and truthful, necessary and ...

Maya Angelou has touched countless lives. The late activist, poet, writer and speaker had a poignant way of capturing the human condition through her words, whether they be of love, loss or finding ...

As many reports suggest, living in a pandemic, as bad and frightening as it might be, can be made just a little easier by poetry. That’s not surprising, as some of the themes that poetry circles and ...

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