Poetry

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Spoken Word, Grammys 2023, Grammys, poetry, theGrio.com

Malcolm-Jamal Warner on Grammys, poetry and respectability politics

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Nikki Giovanni thegrio.com

Nikki Giovanni, Black Thought, Christian McBride, more shine during jazz, hip-hop, spoken word concert in Newark

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2022 Pegasus Awards Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize theGrio.com

Nikki Giovanni and Haki Madhubuti among recipients of the 2022 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize

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Black Poetry Day theGrio.com

20 Black poets to know this National Black Poetry Day

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Q&A: Amanda Gorman talks UN poem, future presidency, novel

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Charleston poet laureate Marcus Amaker’s tenure ending

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Amanda Gorman pens poem in response to Texas school shooting: ‘One nation under guns’

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Adrian Matejka named first Black editor of Poetry magazine

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Sonia Sanchez wins $80,000 Jackson poetry prize

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Quincy Troupe thegrio.com

With a new poetry collection and still thriving career, Quincy Troupe’s literary legacy is writ large

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Amanda Gorman thegrio.com

Amanda Gorman continues her climb and inspires a nation

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Ashley M. Jones selected as Alabama poet laureate

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Together Live - New York City

Amanda Gorman says she turned down $17M in endorsements

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Actor Craig ‘muMs’ Grant is dead at 52

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Amanda Gorman says speech impediment ‘greatest strength’ during Oprah sit down

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Amanda Gorman thegrio.com

Dutch poet declines assignment to translate Gorman’s works

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Amanda Gorman thegrio.com

Amanda Gorman performs tribute to frontline workers during Super Bowl

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Amanda Gorman thegrio.com

Amanda Gorman’s books at the top of bestseller lists following inauguration

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Poet Nikki Giovanni says Trump is “clearly evil” and she doesn’t regret calling out Bill Cosby

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#GrioAuthorsCircle: Clint Smith reads excerpt from new book ‘Counting Descent’

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