Carolyn Forché was born in April 28, 1950 Detroit Michigan. She is an American poet whose concern for human rights is reflected in her writing. Forché was educated at Michigan State and Bowling Green State universities. Thereafter she taught at a number of colleges and universities.
NPR’S BOOK OF THE DAY
- Biography 'American Pope' follows Leo XIV's life from Chicago to Vatican City October 29, 2026In American Pope: Leo XIV’s Road from the South Side of Chicago to Vatican City, NPR host Scott Detrow and religion editor Daniel Burke chronicle Pope Leo XIV’s path to leading the Catholic Church as the first American to take the position in its 2,000 year history. Reported across Peru, Chicago and Rome, the biography […]
- In 'Friends and Family,' a police encounter strains a friendship between two moms October 28, 2026Natalie Baszile’s new book, Friends and Family, follows the friendship of two mothers: Babs, a Black woman, and Nora, a white woman with an adopted Black son. When the police are called on their kids while they’re home alone, the two women are left to grapple with their tightly-held beliefs on race, identity and how […]
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