Mercedez Holtry, Founder, President, and Slam Master of Burque Revolt, is a guest contributor for the United State of Women Spearheaded by a woman and her community of fellow poets—who mainly identify ...

Karen Lowry receives an Australian Postgraduate Award and Curtin Research Scholarship. She is affiliated with WA Poets Inc and Perth Poetry Club. Slam poetry has become increasingly popular in recent ...

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 ...

'Stories with a Heartbeat' is a new podcast from WUNC using a poetic lens to explore conflict. As athletes from around the world compete for gold in Rio this summer, poets from across the U.S. are ...

Hiding what is perceived as unpleasant in something pleasant. The technique is not new. How many pet owners have mixed medicine with food or treats to cure their pets? Parents, meanwhile, find all ...

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 ...

Spoken word poetry is a form of writing so vivid, so alive, that to confine it to the page saps it of half its life’s blood. The performers all brought something to their acts that transformed the ...

Nia Lewis hated dodging strangers making leering comments on the street. First the catcalls made her angry. Then they inspired her. “You must understand that a body is just a body, a silhouette isn’t ...

WILLIAMSBURG — A Williamsburg slam poetry team recently took first in a state slam poetry event, and then went on to place in the top 10 in the nation. Williamsburg’s Slam Connection was one of six ...

WILLIAMSBURG — This Friday, Williamsburg will be center stage for the state’s biggest slam poetry event when the Virginia Team Poetry Slam Championship comes to the Kimball Theatre. Originally called ...

As a young man, growing up on the city’s Southwest Side, Marc Kelly Smith aspired, for a very short time, to a career in architecture. That didn’t quite work out but Smith would eventually find not ...