MTV might take credit for getting spoken word on the pop cultural radar, but it’s a tradition that spans millennia and continents.

Japanese American poet Garrett Hongo is a guiding spirit to a glorious cacophony, an exuberant collective thrum made of different tongues and peoples.

One of the most meaningful ways to celebrate the month between September 15 and October 15 may be to lend our attention to verse.

Frank London Brown’s 1959 novel, which presents a powerful story of white supremacist hatred, has been selected for the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame.

The National Book Awards Shortlist has been announced and wouldn't you know, many of the authors honored have work in JSTOR. 

An interview with the son of Mervyn Peake, author of the Gormenghast trilogy.