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Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906) was a literary trailblazer, becoming one of the first African American poets to gain national and...
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Across the U.S. and beyond, the title of poet laureate carries both honor and responsibility. These literary ambassadors don’t just...
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When most people think of the Harlem Renaissance, names like Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and Claude McKay dominate the...
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By Julia Press Simmons | Intellectual Ink Magazine Intellectual Ink's very first Ink and Echo Open Mic was nothing short...
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By: Phoenix Kabali Book Review: Flowers For My Father. To God. For The People Of God. By: Tatiana Clark Some books don’t...
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In the pantheon of Black poetry, there are names everyone knows, Langston, Nikki, Maya. But beneath the surface, in the...
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“Spin Cycle” by Louie Barroso is a meditative piece that finds poetry in the everyday. With lyrical rhythm and a...
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By Phoenix Kabali There’s something about a voice that trembles, not from fear, but from the weight of truth. Something...
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"Just like moons and like suns, with the certainty of tides…"In the spirit of Maya Angelou’s timeless words, we honor...
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At its root, ekphrasis is the vivid description of a work of art within a work of literature—most often poetry....
