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 ...

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 ...

2 Find Out Who Makes the Next On Stage Top 3 3 ICYMI: Next On Stage: Season 5- Meet the Top 3 Capacity is limited, tickets are $20.00 and include a showcase from Tri-State Area-based artists Crystal ...

Poetry is church for some people,” said Ingrid Basin, founder of ON THE B SIDE, one of South Florida’s longest-running spoken ...

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 ...

During my research studying a diverse group of spoken word poets in Arizona, I learned that adolescents improved their writing skills, academic performance, confidence and social skills through ...

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 ...

October is Fillipino American Heritage Month! Unfortunately, this article is a little late. For the occasion, I did a deep dive into Facebook’s abyss to find Arianna “Lady B” Basco’s (Dante Basco’s ...

Spoken word sensation Nayab Midha has announced her Rajkumari India Tour 2026, spanning more than 20 cities including Delhi, Mumbai, and Kolkata. From May to October, performances will unfold, marking ...

A group of about 25 Central Florida veterans showcased their creative side at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts ...

IOWA CITY — For Rudy Francisco, one of the most widely known spoken word artists in modern poetry, it started with a feeling. When he first saw a spoke word poem performed, he knew exactly what the ...

"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 ...