A former student of Nikki Giovanni's recalls the fateful day when the poet and activist convinced him he was an artist. Then ...

Barbarian invaders may not even exist, but our fear, anxiety, anger and exhaustion do exist. Our insomnia, substance use, ...

In a world preoccupied with material power—military, economic or political—it is easy to overlook the invisible forces that truly shape human history. Yet the most enduring and transformative powers ...

The following short story by Yukio Mishima (1925–1970), newly translated by John Nathan, was first published in the June 1965 ...

Chimwemwe Undi is a Winnipeg-based poet, editor and lawyer. She was the Winnipeg poet laureate for 2023 and 2024. She won the ...

Knoxville-native Nikki Giovanni died on Dec. 9, but her legacy lives on. From new tributes, a documentary and the work she ...

West Knoxville writer Gardner Dorton recently had his poetry book published, and it's been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, ...

I wrote a good omelet…and ate a hot poem…after loving you.” The author of those delightful words, poet and professor Nikki ...

Love has long been considered a battlefield of emotions, where women were stereotypically seen as the emotional protagonists, ...

Us Weekly picks our favorite albums of the year, including Beyonce’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ and Taylor Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets ...

Central High School senior Layla Fetzer still keeps the letters Ariel Pozorski, CHS’ speech and debate head coach, sent her ...

The high school where the massacre happened was named for Colorado’s official wildflower, the columbine. In the Rocky ...