EXCLUSIVE! Poet Jessica Urlichs on How Poetry Can Help Make Sense of Motherhood—And Life

Breakout poet and mom Jessica Urlichs talks her new book and wows with her nuanced take on motherhood. Don't miss our ...

The Poet Whose Writing Will Be Launched Into Space

In 2022, she was appointed the 24th poet laureate of the U.S., a role previously held by the likes of Tracy K. Smith, Joy Harjo, and Rita D ...
NBC DFW

UTA Student Discovers Forgotten Poem by Nation's First African-American Writer

A University of Texas at Arlington graduate student recently found a piece of American history that offers more insight on U.S. slavery. Julie McCown, a doctoral student, discovered one of the ...
The Paris Review

Making of a Poem: Jana Prikryl on “Dover Calais”

I was trying to get down to the root where consciousness springs up under pressure from conflict and pain and power.” ...