Patricia Spears Jones discusses her body of work, the future of poetry, and more.

Talking the writer, whose sensational fifth novel is up for a National Book Award, about how it feels when a work of fiction goes viral.

Birdsong debuts with an extraordinary string of immaculate, brutal narratives about systemic violence and racism, and their repercussions for Black American women. Her linguistic structure is kinetic

"To El Hombre Dominicano Who Told Me It Was Not My Place to Write about Dominican/Haitian Relations," a new poem by Jasminne Mendez on KROnline.

It took me two years to even acknowledge I'd been depressed after the birth of my twin sons. I wonder how much it had to do with the way I had been taught to be strong.

A writer explains her dedication to becoming a published author—and how her approach has changed over the last decade.

An excerpt of On the Banks of the Sarayu by Dhumketu, translated by Jenny Bhatt.