National Poetry Month

April is the most poetic month, and we're celebrating by asking poets Hanif Abdurraqib, Yanyi, and Franny Choi to talk about what inspires them to write, and how poetry helps express identity.

Imagine a world devastated by war but renewed by the invincible power of nature. That’s what poet Sara Teasdale imagined in the immediate aftermath of…

Nearly 300 musicians raised a plaintive call for peace this past weekend in Indianapolis in the form of an oratorio.It was the culmination of composer…

The end of April marks the end of National Poetry Month. Before the celebration of words and meter could come to a close, I sat down for a phone interview…

April is National Poetry Month. As an avid Medievalist, lover of New Music, and singer, I see poetry not as an aspect of some music, but as the driving…