Playwright, musician, and author Nate Marshall has a new book of poetry out, called Finna. He says the title comes from the common Southern phrase "fixing to," which is all about what happens next.
Soon after Nikki Giovanni enrolled at Fisk University in 1960, she was asked to leave for expressing “attitudes unbecoming of a Fisk woman.” A decade...
He was a civil rights icon, beloved father and husband, who would be 91 years old this year. On Monday, the nation celebrates the legacy of Dr. Martin...
Jericho Brown’s newest collection of poetry, The Tradition , was a National Book Award Finalist in 2019 . Lauded by critics as “ stunning ,” “ riveting ...
The season of holiday cheer and giving can be especially difficult for people going through loss, illness or other challenges that come with being human...
The Iliad is one of the oldest surviving stories of Western civilization, and is often referred to as if we know it — or, at least, we should. The epic...
Georgia native Eve Hoffman teaches poetry at Emory University. Her most recent book, Memory and Complicity is a collection of autobiographical poems...
The town of Eatonton, Georgia, will honor one of its own this weekend: prolific poet, Pulitzer prize winning novelist and activist Alice Walker. The...
On this edition of “Two Way Street,” we’re talking to Tony-award winning director, Kenny Leon , about his Broadway revival of the play, “ Children of a...
The GOP tax bill has many concerned the law will negatively impact the middle class while bolstering the rich. But a new study from the union Actors...
Macon poet Anya Silver says her poetry has helped her come to terms with mortality. Silver’s life could have taken a much different turn. She was first...
