Decades after female poets of the ‘60s and ‘70s gained attention and acclaim, feminist poetry is having a moment again — particularly for women of color. The latest wave began to form before the last ...

Women around the world are honored on March 8, International Women’s Day. This year, the theme was “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow.” Today we combine that celebration with National ...

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Looking back on 2018, we can all agree that the highs have been historic and the lows have been debilitating. Despite the tumultuous events of the year, one constant emerged: Women refused to back ...

On a frosty February morning in Kabul, Lima Aafshid’s face glows in the pale blue light of her smartphone. She is reciting the words of 13th century Afghan poet Jalaluddin Rumi. Speaking in Dari, her ...

LOS ANGELES – Draped in her signature shawl, Sandra Cisneros stood in front of an audience of about 100 people at Tia Chucha's Centro Cultural bookstore in Sylmar, California, after reading a poem ...

Poetry has become the staple of the millennial generation, with thousands of voices speaking up against the wrongs in the world with simple yet powerful verses. In this world of poetry, Amanda ...

Newswatch 16's Mackenzie Aucker introduces us to Kathleen Seese to learn more about her trailblazing trials.

Maui’s No’u Revilla, also an assistant professor in University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Department of English, becomes the first Native Hawaiian poet to win the National Poetry Series competition with her ...

A Cincinnati woman is using her poetry to help inspire others as well as create meaningful change.Malia Forte said her journey performing poetry began in 2020 when she went to the Martin Luther King ...

The incarceration rate for women is now more than five times higher than it was in 1980, and the rate of incarceration for black women is double that of white women, according to research. Those rates ...