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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Kicking off National Poetry Month, the renowned spoken word artist Poetic X joins me for a ...

In the wake of Malcolm X’s assassination in the winter of 1965, Black and brown poets like Amiri Baraka, Miguel Algarin, and Sonia Sanchez consciously rejected effete paper poems for those that sought ...

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 ...

Anyone who thinks poetry is a dusty relic of liberal arts classrooms and bohemian coffee shop open mics needs to check out Flypoet. A 25-year institution in the world of spoken word, Flypoet puts on ...

In the last few years, spoken word poetry has taken the literary community by storm. This popular genre of performance-based poetry is written to be performed aloud, and is spoken at events and ...

Editor’s Note: This article is a review and includes subjective thoughts, opinions and critiques. In seventh grade, I fell in love with spoken word poetry — I watched it religiously and performed it ...

April 16 was B.Y.O.P. night at Coming to the Table-Historic Triangle’s monthly gathering. Everyone was invited to Bring Your Own Poem to observe National Poetry Month, which was established to ...

This month, every.Word poetry is presenting Lines for Liberation, a spoken word event for Black History Month.

COLUMBUS, Ind. — Joaquín Zihuatanejo, author, poet, spoken word artist, and award-winning teacher, will give a free spoken-word poetry performance, “Joaquin Speaks!” from 2 to 3 p.m. Aug. 28 in the ...