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Poetry

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Poet Andrea Gibson dies at 49

  • Jul 15, 2025

'Mayans M.C.' star Richard Cabral shares loss, healing from Eaton Fire

  • May 15, 2025

Acclaimed poet and activist Nikki Giovanni dies at 81

  • Dec 10, 2024

Florida school removes Amanda Gorman's poem from Biden's inauguration

  • May 24, 2023

Andy Grammer takes a deeper look at society's relationship with money

  • Apr 14, 2023

LA nonprofit Get Lit brings poetry, literature to students

  • Aug 19, 2022

Young LA poet uses spoken word to inspire change within communities

  • Aug 12, 2022

USC doctors use power of poetry to help cancer patients heal

  • Jan 25, 2022

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National Youth Poet dedicates poem to her hometown of Pacific Palisades after deadly fire

  • Jan 13, 2025
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Florida school removes from its library Amanda Gorman's poem from Biden's inauguration

  • May 24, 2023
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Chicago's spray-painting poet brings positivity to the streets

  • Dec 12, 2022
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LA nonprofit Get Lit brings poetry, literature to students

  • Aug 19, 2022
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Teen poet from LA uses spoken word to ignite change and transform communities

  • Aug 12, 2022
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USC doctors use power of poetry to help cancer patients heal

  • Jan 25, 2022
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The Healing WELL provides unique wellness opportunities for Tenderloin community

  • Jan 18, 2022
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Amanda Gorman releases a brand new poem -- 'New Day's Lyric'

  • Dec 30, 2021

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Amanda Gorman releases a brand new poem -- 'New Day's Lyric'

Gorman said she wrote the poem to "celebrate the new year and honor the hurt and the humanity of the last one."

  • Jan 3, 2022

Spotlight on Indigenous spoken word artist, musician and scholar Lyla June

"You can write words and you can publish them ... but it's not coming from the throat and the heart and the lungs," said Indigenous artist Lyla June.

  • Nov 23, 2021

LA poet Amanda Gorman says she was racially profiled by guard: 'This is the reality of Black girls'

L.A. poet Amanda Gorman, who made history at President Joe Biden's inauguration in January, says she was racially profiled by a security guard outside her own apartment.

  • Mar 6, 2021
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Michelle Obama interviews LA poet Amanda Gorman about impostor syndrome and making poetry 'cool'

Gorman and Obama spoke remotely for the magazine's "Black renaissance" issue.

  • Feb 5, 2021
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Teen unveils painting of Biden inauguration star poet Amanda Gorman

Tyler Gordon has gone viral for his portraits of President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Jennifer Lopez. His newest painting features 2021 inauguration star Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman.

  • Jan 26, 2021