He was hardly the only famous poet of his blazing, far-flung generation. But he was the one most dogged by disputes over the nature and authenticity of his talent. Even among admirers, there was ample ...

Vanessa Fortin Laundry of Legends II is part of a series of performances that begin with death poems. These particular texts become oracle making, death fuelled time-machines when they are transformed ...

Marcellus “Khaliifah” Williams wrote his first poem when he was about 14 — for a girl he was “sweet on” while growing up in St. Louis. He wrote it in pencil on a sheet of notebook paper and gave it to ...

How can we find better ways to talk about grief and channel it into art? That’s the question LGBTQ activist and Detroit native Natasha Miller will explore through poetry as part of a Science of Grief ...

Bill Mulholland displays copies of recently completed works, including a poetry anthology and a book chronicling the life of his special needs granddaughter. “The absence of your laughter is not a ...

This poem comes to mind. I am sick and deeply saddened, and you must be, too. Death after death of our children. Children. A poem can sometimes be a solace, at least, when a poet finds the right words ...

When my beloved grandfather died, and my grandmother soon after, it felt like all joy left the world with them, as well as any words to articulate that grief. In these moments, we may think “I have no ...

Opium Magazine‘s Literary Death Match evokes images of bloody pencils, torn up books, and trashed typewriters. But LDM is less like a poetry MMA battle, and more like an interactive reading involving ...

Tumultuous times create heightened, often complex, emotions. It can be hard to voice or even identify our feelings when faced ...

Slip dresses and flannel shirts were all the rage, “Pretty Woman” was a box office hit, and Wilson Phillips’ “Hold On” dominated the radio airwaves when Atlanta Intown editor Collin Kelley and I first ...

For decades Olivia Harrison has been very open in acknowledging her love for her late husband and Beatles legend, the late George Harrison. She’s written a biography about George, co-produced a ...