Silence the inner critic, says New Mexico Poet Laureate Lauren Camp, who recommends writing for yourself, without judgment.

Self-Portrait With Father. By Donika Kelly. We sit on opposite sides of a picnic bench, behind him, the black walnut tree, its fruit rich with maggots. Behind me, a wall of ivy we prune every ...

Toi Derricotte’s poetry is a testament to the power of vulnerability and truth. Her ability to weave personal and collective narratives into her work has made her a vital voice in contemporary ...

Self-Portrait of Librarian With T.S. Eliot’s Papers. By Alison C. Rollins In the year 2020, T.S. Eliot’s papers will be unsealed. Let us go then, you and I. Let us take the dust in our claws ...

Only 1% of women describe themselves as beautiful so the Dove Self-Esteem Project brings us this spoken poem to by Hollie McNish boost our self-esteem.

There are 16 million posts that appear under the “Coffee with My Younger Self” page on TikTok as of Friday, with many users sharing videos with text that begins “I met my younger self for ...

I'm honored to have been granted permission by Virginia Tech and poet Nikki Giovanni to reprint her poem, "The Self-Evident Poem," as a special bonus to accompany today's story about ...