Elisa Gabbert’s collections of poetry and essays include, most recently, “Normal Distance” and “Any Person Is the Only Self.” ...

Little Mix's Jade Thirlwall has taken to Instagram to share a personal poem she wrote about self-loathing and societal expectations. We stan a candid and multitalented queen. The 27-year-old posted an ...

Being a part of an internationally beloved and award-winning band like Little Mix, for many, might sound like the most glamorous and satisfying job in the world. So much so that it's very easy to ...

In 2020, Sah Pham was on a road trip with her mother through Vancouver Island. Along that journey, she recorded an audio piece about her mother’s passage across the ocean from Vietnam. Hear it again: ...

In “Self-Portrait With Father,” the speaker calls a meeting (real or imagined) with the abusive father. The diction is matter-of-fact, the syntax conventional; the imagery is simple and bare-boned.

Shara McCallum is the author of six books, most recently No Ruined Stone, winner of the 2022 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Poetry.