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Poet And Political Activist Muriel Rukeyser Inducted Into The American Poets Corner At St. John the Divine In Harlem

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine is honored to announce Muriel Rukeyser as the 2021 inductee to the American Poets Corner.Continue reading

Heed The Attica Prison Precedent. Save The Rikers Island Inmates (Update)

By Michael McQuillan A padlocked public park at City Hall permits pigeons to petition the Mayor who cast himself as underdogs' defender.Continue reading

“Blue Was Once My Favorite Color” By Mike McQuillan

By Michael McQuillan

Stars and stripes blue field so cool nation great they say

A “Change Is Gonna Come” Statement From The American Poets Congress

From a friend of Harlem World Magazine, poet and trailblazer Patricia Jones shared with us this statement from American Poets Congress.Continue reading

HW Pick: New Federal Theatre’s Ntozake Shange November Reading Series 2018

Woodie King's New Federal Theatre has dedicated its November Readings Series to the memory of the late playwright Ntozake Shange, who died October 27, 2018. Continue reading

Harlem Fave And World Poet, Ntozake Shange 1948 – 2018

Ntozake Shange, October 18, 1948 – October 27, 2018, was an American playwright and poet. As a Black feminist, she addressed issues relating to race and Black power in much of her work.Continue reading

Jalal Mansur Nuriddin, A Founding Member Of The Last Poets And Harlem Writers Workshop

Jalaluddin Mansur Nuriddin, July 24, 1944 – June 4, 2018, was an American poet and musician. He was one of the founding members of The Last Poets, a group of poets and musicians that evolved in the 1960s out of the Harlem Writers Workshop in New York City.Continue reading

Yara Shahidi On What It Means For Her “To Be a Black Girl”

By Yara Shahidi for Google Arts & Culture

To be a black girl is to be one of the reasons the universe thrives. Continue reading

Harlem Youngster Wins Police Athletic League’s Poetry Writing Contest

The Police Athletic League (PAL) held a Poetry Writing Contest for children from all five boroughs as part of the PAL ARTS After School Program. Continue reading

The Poet Laureate Of Harlem George Edward Tait Is With The Ancestors

Poet and Musician George Edward Tait made his transition to Ancestors at 11:35 P.M. on Sunday, November 5, 2017. He died from after a long bout with cancer. Continue reading

“In My Lifetime,” A Poem By Judy C. Andrews

By Judy C. Andrews The poem In My Lifetime: Continue reading

Pregnant Subway Stabbing Victim Lashes Out At Harlem Poet Who Attacked her

It was a crime with neither rhyme nor reason. A pregnant woman, speaking Friday from her hospital bed, recounted how a deranged poet jabbed a knife into her neck after a random leg bump on a packed Bronx subway car.Continue reading

Harlem’s Kurtis Blow And First Lady Chirlane McCray To Announce National Youth Poet Laureate

On Wednesday, April 26, First Lady Chirlane McCray will announce the first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate at Gracie Mansion in New York. Continue reading

City Of New York Hosts Annual Twitter ‘Poetweet’ Contest

In honor of National Poetry Month, the City of New York (@NYCGov & @NYCulture) will host the annual “PoetweetNYC” Twitter poetry contest.Continue reading

Harlem’s Kevin Young Is Named New Poetry Editor At The New Yorker

Esteemed poet Kevin Young, an Atlanta resident and professor at Emory University, has been named the new poetry editor at The New Yorker.