And then he had the temerity to call it "The Florida Poem." This piece, a highlight of the book, is long, sardonic, and conversational, and as the poem threads its way through the conquistadors ...

Good stories can take us to another part of the world. Great ones can make us nostalgic for places we’ve never been.

This engaging and accessible book provides the first comprehensive introduction to the rich body of American poetry that has flourished since ... Timothy Yu, Contemporary Literature Andrew Epstein, ...

Ebenezer O. Makinde, the award-winning author known for his deeply resonant poetry and transformative messages, is excited to ...

A copy of the parent's complaint, which was obtained by the Florida Freedom to Read Project and later shared by Gorman, shows she requested on March 29 to have the book of poetry removed "from the ...

Florida authorities say they want to restrict ... in the US Miami school limits access to Amanda Gorman poem Why are certain books being banned in US? "Books have held a special joy for me from ...

She added that book bans like these ... Lakes complained about Gorman's poem, claiming it had indirect "hate messages", according to records obtained by the Florida Freedom to Read Project and ...

Liz Barker and her 12-year-old daughter lost their home and nearly all their belongings when Hurricane Helene swept through ...

A Florida author is suing the pop megastar for copyright infringement in a case overseen by Judge Aileen Cannon.

Author Ibram X. Kendi and filmmaker Roger Ross Williams hope their Netflix doc Stamped From the Beginning will raise some big questions ...

From October 26th to 30th, Friends of the Library will host its Fall Book Sale 2024 at its bookhouse, 430 North Main Street.

The White House is backing Amanda Gorman after a parent wanted to ban the poem she wrote for President Joe Biden's inauguration, "The Hill We Climb," from a Florida ... you ban a book, you are ...