Rather than adhering to societal standards that often exclude women of color, Angelou celebrates her own unique beauty, which comes from inner strength, confidence, and self-assurance. The poem is ...

It has featured sculptures, paintings, fiber and photographs and, as of late October, spoken word poetry has found a home at ...

Actress Ashley Judd read a poem by 19-year-old Nina Donovan from her home state of Tennessee. “I am a nasty woman,” the poem began. “Not as nasty as a man who looks like he bathes in Cheeto ...

In “Annabel Lee,” Poe again focuses on the death of a young, beautiful woman and this poem is considered the last complete poem that he composed. In this piece, the narrator blends darkness ...

This independence is most perfectly embodied in Cisneros’s 1994 poetry collection, Loose Woman. I came across the titular ...

According to the study, women can exercise significantly less while achieving the same health benefits as men. Men who did ...

Among the other women recognized at the ceremony for the Dorothy Vaughan Center in Honor of Women of Apollo was Vivian Ayers, ...

a testament to the growing strength and visibility of this collective. With over 160 women poets, the forum has carved out a ...

Rolling Stone was speaking to the first woman to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame twice and she mentioned the show. In addition to writing many hit songs, Nicks enjoys writing poetry.

Bryan Kamaoli Kuwada photo A Maui woman last week became the first ‘Oiwi (Native Hawaiian) poet to win the annual National Poetry Series ... and the strength and tenderness I learned from ...

This week’s poetry connection comes from former Indy intern, Leticia Hernández-Linares, a poem published in her first ...