So in honor of Black Poetry Day, here are five Black women poets to read whenever you need a reminder that you’re magic. 1Alex Elle. View this post on Instagram. A post shared by Alex Elle (@alex) ...

Her work often highlighted the desperate conditions of black women and children. Born in 1880, Grimké is credited with being the first African-American woman to write a publicly performed play.

Black women poets will gather this weekend to build their legacy. This weekend’s The Clearing in a Germantown arboretum is part of a project to identify, celebrate, and memorialize Philly’s Black ...

The Key to Everything,” by Margaret A. Brucia, is the first biography of May Swenson, a poet who fashioned her own unique ...

In honor of National Poetry Month, here is a list of 10 of the best and most influential Black poets of all-time. ... Her poems explored themes such as love, loss, racism and women’s issues.

Ask anyone to name famous modern-day poets and Maya Angelou, Bell Hooks, Audre Lorde, Langston Hughes, and Gwendolyn Brooks are names many will list. Black people have a long history of being ...

Her success represents a movement of Black women nourishing their communities through their art every day in libraries, bookstores, and at community events. Meet five Black other women in poetry ...

From Phillis Wheatley — America's first published black female poet — to beloved writers Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou and James Baldwin, the contributions of black lyricists have ...

Jessica Care Moore is a world-famous poet, the author of several literary works and the founder and executive producer of the Black WOMEN Rock! movement.

12 Poignant Lines Of Poetry From Young Black Women To Inspire You Daily We're celebrating World Poetry Day by reflecting on 12 powerful poems from these talented individuals.

Cherene Sherrard is a poet and professor of 19th and 20th century American and African American literature at UW-Madison. In 2021, Black women are still fighting a historic battle — challenging ...

America’s first Black poet, Phillis Wheatley was born on May 8, ... a Black female poet in the academy, at the highest rate that one can ascend to — I’m a full professor,” Jeffers said.