These artists shared their experiences, confronted the political climate, and inspired others to foster change.

The poet took the stage and brought the house down at the Aspen Summit on Inequality and Opportunity.

Can something as simple as poetry help unite us? Consider this as we celebrate National Poetry Month.

Alfre Woodard and Elisa New discuss poets Gwendolyn Brooks, Nikki Giovanni, and the voice of maternal authority.

Bending on my right knee at her side, I made every effort to meet her eye to eye in her wheelchair. “Stand, Eric. Do not bow,” she implored. “Do not bow or kneel to any man. Remember that! I know all about you. I know your story. I know where you have come from. You have traveled too far from Montgomery to bow. We all have traveled too far from Montgomery to ever bow again.”