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 ...

The spoken word artist who's helping young poets 'say it loud'

This month, Say it Loud is collaborating with Toronto Youth Poetry Slam for a Black History Month event at Its OK* Studios. Following that, Jack will share the stage with Toronto’s Poet Laureate ...
The Conversation

Amanda Gorman’s poetry shows why spoken word belongs in school

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Spoken word poetry event celebrates hip hop culture and impact

It was a celebration of hip hop this evening at River City in Wheeling.In partnership with the YWCA, Wheeling Heritage sponsored “Rhyme and Reason: A Spoken ...
The Gazette

Mic Check Poetry Fest continues spoken word growth in Iowa City with Rudy Francisco, new headliners

Mic Check Poetry Fest in Iowa City offers workshops for writers of all types and ages, in addition to spoken word poetry performances. (Mic Check Poetry Fest) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio ...
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 ...
Capital Public Radio

A high school spoken-word club changed students' lives. Now, you can read their poems

When Peter Kahn became an English teacher at the Chicago-area Oak Park and River Forest High School, he was terrified of teaching poetry. "Poetry was my least favorite subject as a student, and my ...
LAist

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

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Newsday

Spoken word poetry and open mic nights thrive on LI

"We had a similar start,” Dillon Brown said, amused to compare his own initiation as a poet with that of Langston Hughes, a leading voice of the Harlem Renaissance and a frequent visitor to Long ...
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 ...
WUNC

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 ...