There's no one thing that makes a poem African-American, says poet and activist Nikki Giovanni, "other than what makes a baby black is his mother or father." But the chance to celebrate a rich ...

South African poet, storyteller, publisher, editor and activist Diana Ferrus (1953-2026) received a provincial funeral when she passed on 30 January. Ferrus came to embody the resilience of women ...

With work from over 350 poets across 24 countries, the project hopes to elevate the African voice in arts and culture. The first-ever African poetry archive is rewriting history and doing something ...

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With work from over 350 poets across 24 countries, the project hopes to elevate the African voice in arts and culture. The Badilisha Poetry X-Change, a website launched in 2012 by the Africa Centre, ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) celebrates National Jazz Appreciation Month and Poetry Month in April with special digital offerings highlighting ...

Slapering Hol Press’s Seven New Generation African Poets, a box set of eight chapbooks edited by Kwame Dawes and Chris Abani as part of the Poetry Foundations Poets in the World Series, seeks to ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) South African poetry, rich with history , has long been an underappreciated cornerstone of the country's cultural landscape. But a new free-to-access digital archive is ...

There are many things, many achievements to celebrate in the life and career of my friend, comrade and brother, Niyi Osundare, especially on the occasion of his attaining the age of 70 in a country ...

South African poetry, rich with history, has long been an underappreciated cornerstone of the country’s cultural landscape. But a new free-to-access digital archive is helping change that. Focused on ...

South African poetry, rich with history, has long been an underappreciated cornerstone of the country's cultural landscape. But a new free-to-access digital archive is helping change that. Focused on ...