Yesterday was the third anniversary of the 2019 shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas that left 23 dead and 23 injured. The shooter was a far-right extremist and […]
Ed Werstein’s Poems From the Headlines
Milwaukee poet Ed Werstein’s latest collection is titled Communiqué: Poems From The Headlines. The book is sectioned like a newspaper, and Werstein’s poems are inspired by headlines both new and […]
An Hour of Poetry with National Book Award–Winner Martín Espada
Last month, poet Martín Espada won a 2021 National Book Award for his collection Floaters. According to the judges, “These poems remind us of the power of observation, of seeing […]
“Who we are in totality”: A Conversation with Poet R.B. Si...
“I want to make space for people who feel like they don’t fit the mold—and by that I mean all of us, at some point. The good truth is that […]
Poet Jasmine Mans on Writing the “Black Girl Bible”
Continuing her National Poetry Month series for April, today Ali Muldrow gets to have the very best kind of book club with poet Jasmine Mans about her latest collection, Black […]
The Power of Poetry with Wisconsin Poet Laureate Dasha Kelly
Many Black writers in Wisconsin have what Ali Muldrow calls “an unrequited love story” with their home state. Today, Ali spends the hour with Dasha Kelly, the first Black woman […]