Like many funeral poems that give comfort to the grieving, Dickinson’s piece—and the final stanza, in particular—suggests the dead might live on in the afterlife. An icon of his time ...

In both poetry and prose, Shange makes us creatively rethink the dangers that face our contemporary world. Of Shange the Houston Chronicle has written, "[She] is a poet who knows how to loosen the ...

You give me tea. That's big of you. I'm on my knees, I beg of you. SIMON:A poem written in the voice of somebody living on the street requires, I think, a certain amount of empathy. You have to ...

The festival will feature panels and discussions from poets Victoria Chang, Carl Phillips and Christian Wiman, student-made ...