"So many heartfelt moments, particularly from like the young boys of color," Nicco Diaz said, one of the five judges at the ...

If you were part of a specific genre of 2000s “creative weirdos,” you may have found yourself pulled into the spoken word poetry scene. The art form — which, as the name implies, includes any poetry ...

Racial identity, gratitude and the overwhelming state of current events are just a few of the topics explored by the young poets of BronxWrites – an ...

WILSON CHAPMAN: From The Daily Northwestern, I’m Wilson Chapman. Thanks for tuning in. The Daily is collaborating with a selection of poets from The Slam Society, a performance poetry group on campus.

Students at Heritage Academy celebrated Black History Month with their sixth annual Poetry Slam, combining art and heritage ...

In Trigger Warning, her award-winning poem, Portland poet Jordan Wolmut dissects the concept of a slam poetry competition while taking part in one. In the poem, Benson High School senior Wolmut ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. On the first brisk night of fall in Los Angeles, the self-described surrealist blues ...

When poetry becomes a team sport, says performance poet Jesse Parent, everyone has different strengths. “There’s a lot of emotional value, and there’s a lot of content value,” Parent said of the ...

Roses are red, yellow and even pink. I’m always interested in what you think. However sweet, two lines of rhyme might be, it’s not that, which makes a poem worthy of reading or reciting aloud. “Unless ...

This is Notes From the Edge, a series reporting from the sharp edge of the UK’s creative industries. This week, we discover what’s stirring in the world of Slam Poetry, why it matters and how it ...

Love has a way of gathering humanity. When I think about what it takes to be a good global citizen, the word “love” is at the center of that tree. If our tree for love had branches, they would remind ...