In a room full of strangers, sometimes it can be intimidating to speak up, much less read aloud poetry written less than 10 minutes prior. At the Spoken Word event, hosted by the Woodrick Center for ...

A 400-page anthology of the poetry of Mir Taqi Mir, presented in Urdu, Hindi and English alongside an insightful commentary, makes the 18th century poet’s work more accessible to the contemporary Angl ...

On Tuesday, Feb. 24, students gathered together for Open Mic Night at Dom’s Lounge, an event co-hosted by the Pens & Poetry Club and Pomona Student Union (PSU). Against a dimly lit orange backdrop, ...

It is only due to great merit accumulated from past lives that a poet occasionally finds such a knowledgeable critic who truly understands the labor involved in poetic composition—who carefully ...

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 ...

Edison Research Share of Ear shows podcasts now account for 40% of daily spoken-word audio time among Americans 13+, ...

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

Padma Shri poet Shafi Shauq warns institutions—not people—threaten Kashmiri. He explains power, translation, and survival.

Surrealist blues poet Aja Monet visited LMU on Feb. 12 for an evening of poetry and conversation that connected student ...

Scottish poet and social media influencer Len Pennie grew up speaking both Scots and English. Now with more than a million followers, she’s leading the charge to popularize the Scots language at home ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond native Shaqwan Lewis, also known as rapper “Mad Skillz,” took home his first Grammy award for “Best Spoken Word Poetry Album” of the year at this year’s 68th annual ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Richmond-based rapper and poet Mad Skillz has won his first Grammy Award, taking home the honor for Best Spoken Word Poetry Album at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards. Mad Skillz earned ...