When I was diagnosed with stage 1A cervical cancer, I realized that life is short and I want to spend my time being the best version of myself. To be able to enjoy my life as a cancer survivor…more ...

Ashley M. Jones was on a roll. It was 2022 and she had just been named the youngest and first Black poet laureate in Alabama.

In a week that brought us the mass murder at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, the murder of British politician Jo Cox, and the death of a little boy who died after an alligator attack, it certainly seems ...

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to poet in residence Kwame Alexander, who shares his latest community crowd-sourced poem about the goals that teachers, parents and students have set for themselves. Back for ...

Matthew McConaughey is bringing his new book tour to Austin, blending poetry, prayer, music and conversation in a soulful ...

There’s no question: The pandemic and the nation’s racial reckoning has weighed heavily on students. Much has been written about how they’re struggling. But they’re also finding ways to cope with the ...

With his new book of poetry about race in America, Morning Edition poet-in-residence Kwame Alexander hopes to “shine a little light for the world.” In the book, Light For The World To See: A Thousand ...

Another death. Another funeral.Another friend taken too early by that cruel, smarmy bastard – cancer.  Another person whose ...

People cope with stress and tragedy in different ways. For Alicia Keys, one of the tools she has used lately is poetry, as she has shared a pair of poems related to the ongoing protests over the past ...

Like many I spent yesterday morning reading everything I could about the 49 people who were killed at Pulse in Orlando, Florida. Reading about the grieving family members. Reading about the killer.