But in late January, just one week before his 50 th birthday, he received the draft copy of his first self-published book, ...

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Ayo Baje Today, it is a pleasure to celebrate Sir Oyoze Baje, a man whose life is a testament to intellectual curi­osity, firm dedication, and a spirit that refuses to be confined by boundaries. As ...

Paul Laurence Dunbar was only 33 years old when he died in 1906. In his short yet prolific life, Dunbar used folk dialect to ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Irish poet Pádraig Ó Tuama about a new poetry anthology he edited called "44 Poems on ...

Powerful dance groups, poets, singers, and spoken-word artists made their presence known at the annual Dr. Martin Luther King ...

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After extensive research, Dr. Noshit Sherlock of the University of Common Sense in Logicville concluded that statistically, the more you celebrate your birthday, the longer you live. #mindblown Ah, ...

Poe’s most famous piece is “The Raven.” Once published, in the early months of 1845, this poem made him an overnight success. Edgar Allan Poe died on October 7th, 1849. The doctor labeled his cause of ...

By Karl Kirchwey Karl Kirchwey’s eighth book of poems, “Good Apothecary,” will be published this year. He teaches in the M.F.A. program in creative writing at Boston University, where he ...

Macpherson at [email protected]. The award announcement will be made in the spring, followed by a ceremony at the Worcester Historical Museum coinciding with Kunitz’s birthday the last week of ...