Poetry

Oprah's New Book Club Pick Has 'Everything That's Grabbing The Headlines In America Right Now'

"It's about race and class, the economy, culture, immigration and the danger of the us-versus-them mentality."
By Lisa Capretto, OWN

Health, Truth, And The Bell Curve

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I'm A Teenager And I Don't Like Young Adult Novels. Here's Why.

I know it's an extremely unpopular opinion.
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American Teenagers Are Using Slam Poetry To Make Sense Of Trump

For the past 20 weeks, young and fearless poets have been rehashing currents events through spoken word.
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Meet Tracy K. Smith, America's New Poet Laureate

“Her work travels the world and takes on its voices," says the standing Librarian of Congress who appointed Smith.
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Look At All The Living We've Done Here Today

We have to change the world, one reframing breath at a time.
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10 Buzzworthy Books from Memoirists and Essayists

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Portland Stabbing Victim Calls Out City's 'White Savior Complex'

Survivor Micah Fletcher urges supporters to focus on the girls who were targeted, not him.
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Behind The Poem That So Powerfully Captures Parenting In Times Of Tragedy

Maggie Smith didn’t expect her poem to become a social media sensation in the aftermath of public tragedies.
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A Feminist Defense Of The First-Person Essay

Everyone enjoys trashing confessional writing.
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