Nebraska’s next state poet is a fixture around poetry slams and political events in the state’s largest city, having spoken ...

Gov. Jim Pillen appointed Omaha author and performer Jewel Rodgers as Nebraska's new state poet. Rodgers, 27, is the youngest and first African American person to hold that position. And no one could ...

The crime drama followed mob boss Tony Soprano ( James Gandolfini) as he attempted to be a family man and keep his criminal ...

Jewel Rodgers, the daughter of 1972 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Rodgers, was named this week by Gov. Jim Pillen to be the next Nebraska State Poet. She was sel ...

In the wake of Nikki Giovanni’s passing on Monday, at 81, it will be tempting to idealize her as the elder stateswoman of Black poetry, the author of satisfying epigrams such as “Black love is ...

Abby Haroun performing at the Guggenheim on Wednesday night. Among her poems was one celebrating being a Black deaf woman: “Tonight I am going to be Maya Angelou, signing poems that spiral sky ...

Before the winner of the £25,000 TS Eliot Prize is announced on Monday, our critic rounds up the runners and riders. Read on ...

Rich in lyricism, the US imagemaker’s new photo book shares intimate stories from her childhood through to the present day ...

A voracious reader, the president liked poetry, Civil War history and Southern fiction. He also sent Erica Jong a fan letter.