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.
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NPR’S BOOK OF THE DAY
- A conversation with Tomi Adeyemi on her new novel 'The Siren' October 7, 2026The author Tomi Adeyemi rose to fame with Children of Blood and Bone, the first novel in her popular young adult fantasy series based on the Yoruba religion. That book is the subject of a long-awaited Hollywood adaptation set to come out in January. Now, Adeyemi is out with a new book called The Siren, […]
- In 'History by a Hair,' DNA offers answers to an old question about Thomas Jefferson October 6, 2026For more than 200 years, one question about the nation's third president has lingered: Did Thomas Jefferson father children with Sally Hemings, a woman 30 years his junior whom he held in slavery? Richard Kurin, a scholar and ambassador-at-large for the Smithsonian Institution, spent 15 years searching for Jefferson's DNA in an effort to answer […]
NY TIMES BOOKS
- Dispelling the Myth of Cormac McCarthy as Cowboy-Artist October 7, 2026
- Book Review: ‘Will and Attention,’ by Meghan O’Gieblyn October 7, 2026
- Book Review: ‘Sleeping Beauties,’ by David Byrne October 7, 2026

