We also see another example of a poetic trend found in both oral and written literature – that of the ‘drinking song’ – which in this case is also a praise song in oral poetry just like ...

In Yoruba, praise poems are called oriki; in isiZulu ... and middle-distance runner and Olympic gold medallist Caster Semenya are explicit examples of the challenges that particularly black women are ...

The fellowship allows her to pay each poet for their work and covers travel to readings of praise poems around the state (check them out this fall in Austin, Houston, Dallas, El Paso, San Antonio ...

“That was where the poem took off,” Limón said. “I wanted to make sure it was a poem of praise and wonder. Yes, we’re going to this incredible place; and yes, we might find all of the ...

Flattery will get you everywhere in Chechnya — where the country’s brutal, dictatorial ruler is paying thousands of dollars to kids who write poems praising his family, the BBC reports.

President Biden welcomed the youngest inaugural poet in history, 22-year-old Amanda Gorman, who earned widespread praise for her performance ... Miranda — for the poem she read, “The Hill ...

These moving words are in the latest offering by South Africa’s poet laureate, Mongane Wally Serote, in his praise poem to Oliver Reginald Tambo. As young men and women growing up under apartheid, ...

The Bachelorette star Michelle Young received praise for her “inspiring” poem about her struggles dating in high school. Pic credit: ABC The Bachelorette star Michelle Young wowed viewers with ...

One of the most moving moments from the Women’s Marches that took over the country this weekend came when 23-year-old singer Halsey delivered a free-verse poem to a New York City crowd ...

It has been there since time immemorial but it looks like traditional praise-poetry is being slowly but surely swallowed up by modernity. The question is: Is it dying a natural death? In the past ...