 Faith Ringgold, "a multimedia artist whose pictorial quilts depicting the African American experience gave rise to a second distinguished career as a writer and illustrator of children's books," died April 12 at age 93, the New York Times reported. Ringgold "explored themes of race, gender, class, family and community through a vast array of media, among them painting, sculpture, mask- and doll-making, textiles and performance art. She was also a longtime advocate...
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With National Poetry Month well underway, we asked two of our reviewers what poetry means to each of them. The resulting conversation speaks to the wide and varied world of verse, as well as the life-affirming nature of it as an "endlessly adaptable... invitation to all." Whether you're a lifelong poetry lover or relatively new to the form, these two have recommendations for you!...
