UVA professor Oludamini Ogunnaike discussed his work and inspiration after reading at the Library of Congress.

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Discover how poets like Kelvin Marshall and Salaam Green are using poetry as a tool for racial healing and creating spaces for reflection and connection.

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The 1960s were one of the best decades for art across the board. Whether it was paintings, film, sculpture, poetry, or music, the 1960s had it all, and some of it has been deemed the greatest of all ...

From Seamus Heaney’s collected poems and Simon Armitage’s animal spirits, to prizewinners Karen Solie and Vidyan Ravinthiran Many of 2025’s most notable collections have been powered by a spirit of ...

I remember the first time I picked up Shel Silverstein’s Where the Sidewalk Ends in my elementary school library. It was filled with delightfully clever and funny rhymes, and the words danced off my ...

Poetry is more than an art form. It is a lineage of healing. Our communities have long used rhythm, story, and verse to transform pain into wisdom. In every language and every tradition, we have ...