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Lady Gaga's Sexual Assault Does Not Define Her Music 

In an interview with Howard Stern, Gaga raised a good point about how we should view her as an artist who's also an abuse survivor.

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Happy Birthday, E.E. Cummings!

Get savvy on the acclaimed writer and poet—it won't take long, his poems are short.

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Meet Sappho, The Bisexual Poet Way Ahead Of Her Time  

The bisexual stigma is rough—take it from a woman who lived in 600 BCE.

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Celebrating The Remarkable Life Of Simin Behbahani, "Lioness of Iran"

Simin Behbahani was Iran's most influential poet. We salute her bravery, fierce feminism, poetry prowess and commitment to human rights.

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Ravish It: Oakland's Beast Crawl Offers Intoxicating Mix of Words, Libations

Hot spots including Seattle, New York City and Miami also host reimagined pub crawls for word nerds. This is a trend we can get behind.

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3 Emerging Writers Carrying on the Torch of Maya Angelou

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” -Maya Angelou

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Watch: Rapper/Poet Rallies Against Chauvinism

Check out Rudy Francisco—a particularly badass combo of rapper and poet—and his apology to women.

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Lisa Marie Basile: Founding Editor of Luna Luna Magazine

witch. poet. dream-catcher.

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