Poetry

April, The Cruelest Month

How spring exposes those in despair.

We’re Not Perfect, Angry, or Have Infinite Strength — We’re Just Human, Black Women

An imperfect poem about Black women

How ‘Chlorine Sky’ Author Mahogany L. Browne Grieves and Grows From Friendship Breakups

‘Black Girl, Call Home’ Helped Jasmine Mans Show Up for the Women in Her Life

The poet pens a…

To Be Woman and Black

To exist in this world being woman and black is a masterful paradox. The…

The Power of Listening to Nikki Giovanni’s ‘Cotton Candy on a Rainy Day’

Hearing her words, and her…

Love, Poetry, and Prose: This Creator Uses Poetry to Express Herself

Michele Thomas is a multifaceted writer who swings between publishing personal blogs and beautiful poetry. She’s written at least 50…

A Poem for Oluwatoyin Salau and Black Women Everywhere

Poet Aja Monet pays tribute to our slain sister

Nikki Giovanni: ‘There’s Nothing Greater on Earth Than Black Women’

With her new book ‘Make Me Rain,’…