He pointed out that Arabic has become an indelible part of African poetry, and all of the session’s poets presented their works in Arabic. Mohammed Hadi Sali Ali Baah, from Senegal, recited his poems ...

Here are some fine quotes from the chronicles of the poet Rumi. Read, reread, and repeat! ''Would you become a pilgrim on the road of love? The first condition is that you make yourself humble as ...

Despite her poems receiving recognition by prominent figures, Wheatley often had to defend her authorship. Many colonists ...

They taught Phillis to read and write, and by the age of 20, she became the first African American to publish a book of poetry. GBH's Executive Arts Editor and The Culture Show host Jared Bowen sat ...