Poetry
Kwame Alexander: Because it’s a memoir about these challenges that I have had dealing with the fact that, in 2017, my mother passed, my marriage started sort of breaking down, and my oldest daughter and I had an argument that just blew up into an estrangement. And so all these things happened. And so writing […]
Rose Styron used to start her daily swim of the season in May, when the waters off the long dock at her house in Vineyard Haven, on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, still barely reach 50 degrees. “Now that I’m 95, though,” she said one day in April, “I may wait until June.” The first of […]
American poet Roger Reeves has won the 2023 Griffin Poetry Prize for his collection Best Barbarian. The $130,000 prize currently stands as the world’s largest international prize for a single book of poetry written in, or translated into English. Best Barbarian is a collection that explores Black life in contemporary America. It was previously shortlisted […]
Kenna Green gave an emotional performance with her poem “The Perspective of a Black Girl in Kansas.” The vulnerable free verse was Green’s first live poetry performance. After students shared their poems, the audience snapped in appreciation during a poetry slam on Wednesday. The poetry slam, hosted by the Student Activities Council (SAC), allowed students […]
Poetry is one of the most universal methods of expression. This art form not only encapsulates a variety of emotions but it also allows us to understand experiences that differ from ours. Throughout history, Black poets have been held responsible for reflecting on current events and charging the community to envision a world where words […]
Nineteen international students walked into the chapel carrying the flags of their home countries before they shared facts about their cultures and their countries with the student body. HENDERSON, Tenn. (PRWEB) March 14, 2023 In addition to a schedule of Black History Month programs in February, Freed-Hardeman University celebrated its international students with a special […]
FHU international students pose for a group picture following a Feb. 23, 2023, chapel where they displayed flags and gave brief histories about their home countries. Our international students are a long way from home, but we want them to feel that Freed-Hardeman is their home away from home. It was perfect to pair this […]
Nineteen international students walked into the chapel carrying the flags of their home countries before they shared facts about their cultures and their countries with the student body. HENDERSON, Tenn., March 14, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — In addition to a schedule of Black History Month programs in February, Freed-Hardeman University celebrated its international students with a […]
In celebration of Black History Month 2023, the Union County Board of County Commissioners is pleased to present Langston & Beethoven: Black & Proud, a free evening of poetry and music exploring the life and times of the poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist Langston Hughes featuring WQXR Radio host Terrance McKnight on Tuesday, […]
Hamilton poet Eddie Lartey, winner of the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam, is now champion at the international Abya Yala Copa “América” de Poetry Slam competition held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At the competition on Dec. 11, Lartey competed against 13 poets and delivered some poems that were “stories of love and struggle that are universal.” I […]