When it comes to the state of the music industry, one thing that is necessary to thrive is originality, and that is something Tank and the Bangas has...

A local poet is bringing a taste of the darker side of Virginian history to Oxford at 5 p.m. tomorrow at Off Square Books. Poet and author Molly McCully...

Derrick Harriell’s “Stripper in Wonderland.” Courtesy: amazon.com “Stripper in Wonderland,” Derrick Harriell’s third poetry...

When you begin to hear voices, it’s often best to see a psychiatrist, but when award-winning poet Ann Fisher-Wirth heard voices while looking at...

Special to the DM  Vox Press, Inc. will hold an interview session and poetry reading with senior religious studies major Holly Baer at 6 p.m. Friday in Shelter on Van Buren.  Baer, a senior from Flowood, has loved writing poetry from a young age. “I’ve written poetry my entire life,” she said. “My mother has scraps of paper with little poems on them.” Baer...

I’ve been a writer since childhood, but only in the past few years have I discovered that my truest love is poetry. I adore line breaks, rhythm and intricate word play, but poetry, as a genre, can be a hard medium to share. People like stories. If you have friends who read, convincing someone to read a story requires persuasion, but nothing more than a well-placed please. ...

Critically-acclaimed poet Claudia Rankine will be featured for the University’s John and Renee Grisham Visiting Writers series tonight at 7 p.m. Rankine,...