Salinas >> Kenya Burton of Salinas placed second for her poem “The Way I Was Made” during the NEA Big Read Kickoff: Poetry Slam at the National Steinbeck Center in September. Sure, nobody tends to ...

Hanif Abduraqqib. Sarah Kay. Elizabeth Acevedo. Clint Smith. Do any of these names sound familiar? How about Amanda Gorman? All of these writers are part of America’s thriving contemporary poetry ...

The second-youngest laureate in the 49-year history of the contest will be celebrated Nov. 15 with a reading and reception at ...

Women of all years filled the Sohn Residence lobby Oct. 20, curled up on couches, perched on armrests, and sitting cross-legged on the floor listening intently to Assistant Professor of English ...

Award-winning writer, editor and filmmaker Sandra Guzmán once heard an alarming statistic: Every 14 days, an Indigenous language dies around the world. That is, in part, what prompted her to seek out ...

Caroline Kennedy came to San Antonio for a five-city launch tour promoting her new poetry anthology, She Walks in Beauty, A Woman’s Journey Through Poems. Titled after Lord Byron’s famous poem, the ...

Last night I went out with my friend Patricia and we talked, as women do, over sushi and white wine. It’s an important ritual. We treasure the chance to sit and exchange our stories and have our say, ...

Halsey is always one to speak her mind, and in turn makes us love her even more for it. The alt-pop singer made no exception when preparing a poem for Glamour‘s 2018 Women Of The Year Summit Sunday.

The parents of a 23-year-old Pennsylvania woman who overdosed on heroin have included a poem in her obituary that she wrote about struggling with addiction.The obituary for Delaney Farrell was ...