Sonnets still have a reputation for being about the unrequited love of a man for a woman. AndreasPraefcke/Wikimedia Commons As poets have demonstrated for centuries, a sonnet for your beloved never ...
2002-04-06T04:35:37-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/7c5/20020406043601001_hd.jpgAs part of an ongoing series on American writers, first lady Laura Bush hosted ...
WASHINGTON — The White House’s stately East Room seemed more like an intimate salon Wednesday as First Lady Laura Bush played host to a lively discussion of the literary and cultural legacy of the ...
Most people just see the sphinx. Then they notice the circles looped onto the sphinx’s backside, connecting it to an inexplicable J shape. Then the eye moves up to the name of a 1920s magazine: “FIRE!
The celebrated Harlem Renaissance author was inspired by her experiences as a mixed-race teenager and young adult in the Danish capital, a time that informed her 1928 novel, “Quicksand.” Retracing the ...
‘People are recovering all kinds of voices,’ says the Brandeis professor. ‘We’re changing what history looks like. And I’m honored to be a part of that.’ When Ramie Targoff teaches her women’s ...
The theme for this year's event is "Harlem Renaissance" and will feature readings from writers of that era. Sonya Mallard, cultural center coordinator of the Harry T. & Harriette V. Moore Memorial ...