With work from over 350 poets across 24 countries, the project hopes to elevate the African voice in arts and culture. The first-ever African poetry archive is rewriting history and doing something ...

For 10 years, Ghanaian poet Kwame Dawes and his friend the Nigerian writer Chris Abani have sifted through piles of manuscripts looking for Africa’s new poetic talent. Since 2014, the African Poetry ...

If the release of Nelson Mandela in February 1990 signaled the imminent collapse of apartheid, what did the prospect of massive social change mean for South African poetry, a poetry for many years ...

New-Generation African Poets (Akashic Books, $29.95) is an ambitious, vital project that delivers exactly what it promises. As Kwame Dawes explains in his rich introduction to the eight-part set — the ...

A poetry collection that recounts four journeys, including a physical one from the source of the Orange River to to the Cape Peninsula. Reuters/Mike Hutchings This novel shows the gutsy resilience, ...

“On Imagination” is the opening poem in the Library of America’s “African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle and Song.” It was written by Phillis Wheatley in the mid-17th century. Wheatley was ...

As South Africa basks in the blossoms of spring, an invigorating celebration of words is set to sprout in Durban. The Poetry Africa Festival, which runs from October 6 to 11, heralds an exciting ...

The cloudy summits of our time. "As old as language itself, poetry remains more vital than ever, in a time of turbulence, as a source of hope, as a way to share what it means to live in this world," ...

Follow this author to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. WHY FOLLOW? Update your preferences in Account Settings Throughout American history, Black people have written poetry reflecting on ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) celebrates National Jazz Appreciation Month and Poetry Month in April with special digital offerings highlighting ...

The past century has seen both enormous progress and chronic concerns.

For poet and diplomat Abhay K, Africa was never a subject to be “covered” so much as a world to be entered with humility. Vast and layered, the continent is home to coffee, sweeping deserts, dishes ...