James Cervantes is the author of several poetry collections, including From Mr. Bondo’s Unshared Life (Hamilton Stone Editions, 2013) and Temporary Meaning (Hamilton Stone Editions, 2006), which was ...

Bertrand N. O. Walker, who published his poems under his Wyandot name, Hen-toh, was born in 1870.

Reading the Poem: Silently read the poem “ Let America Be America Again ” by Langston Hughes. What do you notice about the ...

Listening to the Poem: Enlist two volunteers and listen as the poem is read aloud twice. Write down any additional words and ...

Tanaya Winder is an author, a singer, and a motivational speaker from an intertribal lineage of Southern Ute, Pyramid Lake Paiute, and Duckwater Shoshone Nations, where she is an enrolled citizen. We ...

Hamza Mohamed is an eighth-grade writer from Minneapolis. He is a member of 826 MSP’s After-School Writing Lab and Young ...

Since when / was the breach / and what broke, a door ...

Poets.org: Welcome to the Guest Editor Q&A, hosted by the Academy of American Poets. I’m Mary Sutton, senior content editor at the Academy, and I’m here today with the Guest Editor for November, Laura ...

But still, like dust, I’ll rise.

Lyric poetry refers to a short poem, often with songlike qualities, that expresses the speaker’s personal emotions and feelings. Historically intended to be sung and accompany musical instrumentation, ...

The 2010 winner of the National Book Award in poetry, Terrance Hayes is the author of seven poetry collections. He currently serves on the Board of Chancellors of the Academy of American Poets.