Tokyo Olympics These Olympians and Paralympians Excel at Their Sports. What About Poetry? Olympians and Paralympians came up with the lines. We put them together. Use our interactive haiku generator to create a Japanese haiku straight from the athletes.
poetry 2021's National Youth Poet Laureate Reads to Us We’re blessed. 18-year-old Alexandra Huynh of Sacramento is 2021’s National Youth Poet Laureate. Through her work she wants to elevate her community of Sacramento, California and shed light on the Vietnamese American experience. Watch Huynh read her poem “Inheritance” live on LX News.
poetry ‘Golden Light' by Alice Tsui: A Poem for AAPI Heritage Month “I’m an Asian American woman speaking up.” Alice Tsui’s poem “Golden Light,” shared with NBCLX for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, raises a battle cry against AAPI hate and anti-Blackness.
poetry Poet Brandon Leake Improvises 4 Pieces on the Spot We gave spoken word poet and America’s Got Talent winner Brandon Leake 4 topics and he had to come up with a poem for each in just a few seconds. And he did a great job!
documentary This 8-Year-Old Poet Makes an ‘Impact' in Nat Geo's New Documentary Series “National Geographic Presents: IMPACT with Gal Gadot” is a documentary short series that follows women from around the world who are making a difference in their communities. Among them is Detroit figure skating coach Kameryn Everett, who was joined by one of her students, 8-year-old poet Livvy, for a conversation with LX News host Tabitha Lipkin and documentary director Vanessa...
poetry Poet Sabrina Benaim Reads ‘Explaining My Depression to My Mother' Poet Sabrina Benaim went viral on the YouTube channel for Minneapolis publisher Button Poetry, performing this poem. As we make mental health coverage front and center this week, Benaim read “Explaining My Depression to My Mother” live on LX News.
poetry ‘The Interruption': A Spoken Word Poem by Kandice Head for Black History Month “Blackness is the interruption you can’t ignore,” writes Kandice Head. The spoken word artist performed her poem “The Interruption” for NBCLX in honor of Black History Month.
chase stokes ‘Outer Banks' Star Chase Stokes Shares How Poetry Has Gotten Him Through His Hardest Moments Chase Stokes has one of the hottest shows on Netflix, but success didn’t come easy to the “Outer Banks” star. Stokes talked to LX News’ Tabitha Lipkin about couch-surfing and sleeping in his car before he got his big break, and how he’s used poetry to get him through his hard times.
LX Amanda Gorman's ‘The Hill We Climb' and More Highlights From Inauguration Day 2021 President Biden’s inauguration was historic in more ways than one. But on a day that was curtailed by security threats and pandemic fears, there were many moments that inspired. Watch to see some of the highlights.
Amanda Gorman Amanda Gorman Brought Black Girl Magic and Power to Joe Biden's Inauguration Sharing a stage with Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez, all eyes were on Gorman, the youngest by far of the poets who have read at presidential inaugurations since Kennedy invited Robert Frost in 1961
