With work from over 350 poets across 24 countries, the project hopes to elevate the African voice in arts and culture. The first-ever African poetry archive is rewriting history and doing something ...

For 10 years, Ghanaian poet Kwame Dawes and his friend the Nigerian writer Chris Abani have sifted through piles of manuscripts looking for Africa’s new poetic talent. Since 2014, the African Poetry ...

There's no one thing that makes a poem African-American, says poet and activist Nikki Giovanni, "other than what makes a baby black is his mother or father." But the chance to celebrate a rich ...

There are many things, many achievements to celebrate in the life and career of my friend, comrade and brother, Niyi Osundare, especially on the occasion of his attaining the age of 70 in a country ...

Eleven winners of the 2023 AVBOB Poetry Competition (one for each of South Africa’s official languages) were announced at a sparkling gala award ceremony at Pretoria Country Club on Wednesday evening, ...

With work from over 350 poets across 24 countries, the project hopes to elevate the African voice in arts and culture. The Badilisha Poetry X-Change, a website launched in 2012 by the Africa Centre, ...

South African poetry, rich with history, has long been an underappreciated cornerstone of the country's cultural landscape. But a new free-to-access digital archive is helping change that. Focused on ...

The African Poetry Book Series, made public earlier this week, will feature the work of African poets each year, publishing four titles beginning in 2014. The series was established in connection with ...

In two months, America will be celebrating National Poetry Month for the 20th time. Whereas the African-American literary presence within the larger national literary scene is concerned, much has ...

Hip-hop’s lyricism, rhythm, and storytelling share deep roots with poetry, from West African griots to today’s Pulitzer-winning rap albums. Artists use intricate wordplay, rhyme schemes, and narrative ...

Kevin Young’s star has been burning bright for some time now. His work as a poet and essayist has centered on darkness, Blackness and even “Bunkness.” He is New Yorker magazine’s poetry editor and ...