On Sept. 29, the featured poet was Ashley Crooks-Allen, known under the stage name Lyrical Ley. Crooks-Allen earned their master’s degree from the University of Georgia in 2022 with a doctorate in ...

“Poetry Live!” is not just named as such — event co-host and Jones lecturer Hieu Minh Nguyen invited the audience to engage “not as readers or as listeners, but as active participants in poetry,” and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mar. 16—BEMIDJI — Watermark's first spoken word Poetry SLAM! of the year will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 26, at Fozzie's ...

A slam poet, or spoken word artist, can be a social activist, a stage performer and, above all, a passionate poet at the core. Slam poetry is a fairly new, unique form of expression that began with ...

The Z Experience Poetry Slam on Monday saw a lot of changes from previous years, in introducing new hosts and a new competition format. But its commitments to making voices heard, diving deep into ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. May 21—BEMIDJI — Watermark's next spoken word Poetry SLAM! event will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 28, at Fozzie's Smokin' ...

One by one, poets shrug their way to the stage, pausing for a breath before diving in. Without fail, someone from the crowd offers the rallying cry: "Let's go, poet!" The room answers in its own ...

Illustration by Adriana Georgopulos. (Saul Willams photo by Walter McBride / Getty Images / Ntozake Shange photo by Daniel Zuchnik / WireImage) the greatest Americans have not been born yet they are ...

Sometimes small changes can make or break a night. SLAM!, (Soul, Love, And Meaning), Boston College’s spoken word club, was supposed to host its first Sunset SLAM! of the year outside. Unfortunately, ...

At least four hundred poets have descended on Denver, heads full of memorized verses, for the National Poetry Slam.For those who can't distinguish a slam poem from a verbal fistfight or the recitation ...

Watch this 7th grader use slam poetry to tell girls: 'You are good enough' Olivia Vella wanted to tell girls her age that they were talented, smart and beautiful -- no matter how often they were told ...