On February 18th, Color Field artist Ellsworth Kelly will be posthumously debuting what may be his finest achievement: Austin, a nondenominational “chapel” that brings together many of the artist’s signature forms and ideas.

“Every poem is political,” claims Danez Smith, author of the bestselling Don’t Call Us Dead. In addition to his page poetry, Smith maintains a slam poetry career, and his poem “Dear White America” has over 320,000 views.

Internationally celebrated writer Ursula K. Le Guin passed away this week. The literary world will remember her for her trailblazing accomplishments and her importance to feminist, environmental, and other progressive causes.