Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On a frosty February morning in Kabul, Lima Aafshid’s face glows in the pale blue light of her smartphone. She is reciting the ...

Alright, so yeah. I am applying to get an MFA in poetry. What led me to this? Well, for one thing, when I look at the Valley Poetry women who I have written about, many of them have pursued an MFA. It ...

A galvanising day for female poets: the first three winners of the inaugural Women Poets' Prize have been announced, and their work is sure to motivate writers who've lost touch with their pen. The ...

I am deeply drawn to poetry by women. This rich tradition juxtaposes the individual with the collective and elevates accessible language to craft the spoken-song that is poetry. So, imagine my delight ...

This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. A remarkable history of women’s poetry in Yiddish was recently published by Joanna Lisek, a scholar of Polish literature. The book is ...

Women around the world are honored on March 8, International Women’s Day. This year, the theme was “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow.” Today we combine that celebration with National ...

April is National Poetry Month and this year’s Women of the World Poetry Slam took over Baltimore’s poetry scene for the first time. Thanks to the Black Arts District, the city had a chance to ...

Little known and long neglected, the 16th-century writer Vittoria Colonna was the first woman to publish a book of poems in Italy. She channeled her grief about her husband's death and profound ...

On a frosty February morning in Kabul, Lima Aafshid’s face glows in the pale blue light of her smartphone. She is reciting the words of 13th century Afghan poet Jalaluddin Rumi. Speaking in Dari, her ...