Colorado history told through poetry, spoken word by poets laureate

Young poet and social justice activist Amanda Gorman, the first National Youth Poet Laureate, was just 22 when her “The Hill We Climb” launched the literary art back into a major worldwide spotlight ...
Backstage

Spoken Word: Everything to Know About the Art of Oral Poetry

From ancient Greek soapbox soliloquies to viral TikTok videos of poetry slams, spoken word has always charged language with kinetic immediacy. Encompassing a unique blend of honesty and an engaging ...
LAist

Raymond Antrobus uses spoken word poetry to portray a diverse experience of sound

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Ohio

The impact of spoken word poetry

Peter Kahn ’94, long-time spoken word educator, discusses how integrating spoken word poetry into classrooms can transform not just schools, but also the lives of students. Public speaking is ...
WUSA

Spoken word artist becomes youngest Maryland poet laureate

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A new generation of poets and artists found its voice inside the Maryland Chamber of Commerce as spoken word artist Lady Brion became the youngest poet laureate in Maryland history.
The Daily Northwestern

YWCA event unites community members, celebrates ‘The Soul of Black Poetry’

YWCA Evanston/North Shore hosted its second annual open mic poetry reading titled “The Soul of Black Poetry” on Wednesday evening. The Black History Month program focused on poetry centering the Black ...
The Brown Daily Herald

Youth Poetry Grand Slam addresses race, sexuality through spoken word

Poetry is best when it speaks loudly. That’s what happened Thursday night at the 2017 Youth Poetry Grand Slam at AS220 where poetry echoed off the walls and checkered stage, splashed against the red ...
WAMC

Raymond Antrobus uses spoken word poetry to portray a diverse experience of sound

Album cover for The First Time I Wore Hearing Aids. Raymond Antrobus was born deaf. When he came to poetry, much of his work was built on the history and foundations of poetry slams and spoken word ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

Raymond Antrobus uses spoken word poetry to portray a diverse experience of sound

The First Time I Wore Hearing Aids aims to make sound more inclusive for listeners by broadening the way in which we experience it. Raymond Antrobus uses spoken word poetry to portray a diverse ...