This story was originally published March 22, 2013. When world-renowned poet and activist Maya Angelou speaks at Butler University Tuesday, she'll be talking about courage. It's something Angelou ...

The final round of ‘Million’s Poet’ is scheduled for tonight in Abu Dhabi. For the first time, a woman could win the Arab world’s foremost poetry competition. A homemaker and mother of four, the Saudi ...

Facts & Arguments is a daily personal piece submitted by readers. Have a story to tell? See our guidelines at tgam.ca/essayguide. It’s 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month. I sit at the bar and ...

To Lucasta, Going to the Wars Tell me not (Sweet) I am unkind, That from the nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind To war and arms I fly. True, a new mistress now I chase, The first foe in the ...

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 ...

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Sam Intrator says he learned a lasting lesson during his early years as a public high school English teacher: “When a person and a poem come together, something special happens.” Intrator, who is a ...

Where: Gonzaga University’s Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center. It is hosted by The Black Lens newspaper and Northwest Passages. Admission: Free, though tickets ...

“They deny me a womb, but give me a temple. They deny me life, but give me divinity.” With these lines, Meera Khanna’s Light & Shadows asserts itself, inviting readers to confront the paradoxes and ...