poetry

The work of the late Maryland Poet Laureate Lucille Clifton takes a new form in Full Circle Dance Company’s “And Still, We Dream.” We speak with the dance company’s artistic director, and with Clifton’s daughter, about inspiration and nurturing a love of the arts.

We’ll go On the Record with Baltimore poet Anthony Moll. Their new book, titled, “You Cannot Save Here,” questions how we keep going when the world seems like it’s falling apart. We ask Moll about writing against the backdrop of the pandemic.

Two of the region's leading poetic voices join us to reflect on their work and share some recent poems.

Governor Larry Hogan defends his administration's COVID-19 vaccine distribution. The Maryland Senate overrides a myriad of Hogan’s vetoes, including a…

February 13 marks eleven years since the passing of Lucille Clifton, the former Poet Laureate of Maryland. Sidney Clifton, one of Lucille Clifton's…

What would it be like if people like Ida B. Wells, Tracy Chapman, Phillis Wheatley, Meshell Ndegeocello, and Bessie Smith were able to talk, dance, drive,…

We love it on this podcast when we meet people who are natural storytellers. And it’s an extra bonus when they happen to be talented musicians or poets,…

The acclaimed poet Stanley Plumly passed away in April of this year, succumbing to cancer at the age of 79. Mr. Plumly was a distinguished professor of…

Baltimore's nonprofit arts and culture sector is a $606 million industry supporting more than 15,000 full-time jobs and generating $54.5 million in local…

A conversation with Ann Bracken about her memoir-in-verse, The Altar of Innocence; Jonathan Jensen of the Baltimore Mandolin Orchestra, and short fiction…