But Elizabeth Acevedo, a New York-based spoken word poet and writer, is fighting against that idea in a powerful new poem called "Hair." In it, she says, "My mother tells me to fix my hair.

The most well-known spoken word poem from National Poetry Slam Champion Elizabeth Acevedo comes alive in the brand-new illustrated book called, Inheritance: A Visual Poem.

Bestselling author and poet Elizabeth Acevedo follows up her acclaimed YA novels with 'Inheritance: A Visual Poem,' a small-format picture book illustrated by Andrea Pippins.

These are the opening words of poet and author Elizabeth Acevedo on the night she introduces her debut novel to her native Uptown, New York City neighborhood. A brilliant Dominican girl’s coming ...

National Young Person’s Poet Laureate Elizabeth Acevedo’s “The Poet X,” a National Book Award-winner and a New York Times best-seller, follows the story of Xiomara, a rising tenth grader ...

PW spoke with slam poet and educator Elizabeth Acevedo about her YA debut, a novel in verse.

Throughout the year’s pain and distress caused by the pandemic, people have connected with the core theme of loneliness in Elizabeth Acevedo’s poem. Yet the final, gentle moment, set inside a ...

A poem taken from Elizabeth Acevedo's high school journal served as the “North Star” for her debut novel's voice. Throughout the year’s pain and distress caused by the pandemic, people have ...