Michele Moses on a recent, sold-out show where Sarah Kay and Phil Kaye performed poems about divorce, long-distance relationships, and whale hearts.

From poetry slam competitions to in-class recitations, educators are using the medium to engage students in learning with topics they're passionate about.

"It is the distillation of articulate animals calling to each other across a great gulf." —Lawrence Ferlinghetti, "Poetry as Insurgent Art". Spoken word is more ...

From spoken-word poetry to dance to music, Triton College's Black Academic Student Association put on a celebration on Feb. 28 to cap off the group's ...

Ireland's spoken word poet Natalya O'Flaherty has announced her debut headline show at The Sugar Club as part of Music Town 2019 in Dublin, April, 14.

The acclaimed performer George the Poet says social media has helped poetry thrive. The poet - whose real name is George Mpanga - is known for singles like ...

DPL CO-FOUNDER SHIHAN VAN CLIEF TO SERVE AS FESTIVAL ARTISTIC DIRECTOR THE 4-WEEKEND FESTIVAL TAKES PLACE APRIL 5 – 27, 2019 ...

Source: City of Santa Barbara. On March 26, 2019 the Santa Barbara City Council agenda includes the installation of Laure-Anne Bosselaar as Poet Laureate in ...

The Verbal Coliseum held their annual spoken word showcase on Thursday, March 7 at HUB 379, in a room packed with spoken word aficionados.

Slam poets are taking poetry out of classrooms, mushairas and libraries, and using it to register protest as well as to teach and learn.

Creative writing major Kyandreia Jones '19 is well versed in poetry and spoken word, but now she can add children's author to her résumé. Her first book, Spies: ...

On World Poetry Day, a throwback to the Firstpost Poetry Project which showcased the art and creative process of four individuals — Ankita Shah, Ramneek ...

Dennis Lee, who celebrates his 80th birthday this summer, is one of the rare poets to become a household name for a generation of Canadians. His fame was ...

Registration is now open for the the Richmond Youth Peace Summit, scheduled for Saturday, March 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Richmond Waldorf School, 1301 ...

George Watsky, who simply goes by the name Watsky, is a spoken-word artist, poet, writer and rapper. While he transcends multiple genres, ...

Although a tragedy brought more than 120 people to the Islamic Society of Western Maryland Friday night, Lubna Malik of Hagerstown was happy to see the ...

As the world around us grows more and more uncertain, eight young poets speak their truth in the third season of the CBC Arts series Poetic License.

Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are a few ideas. Local poets. "I'm always a little astonished when people tell me that they just don't like poetry," ...

Environmental justice is taking center stage, quite literally. Superhero Clubhouse, a New York-based community organization, is bridging theater and ecology to ...

Artists and art lovers gathered on the ground floor of the recently restored Montgomery Building to celebrate Women's History Month with a good show and a ...