Spoken word poetry is very popular and there are a number of well-known spoken word poets. As well as winning poetry awards, spoken word poet Kae Tempest has also been nominated for music awards ...

found poetry to spoken word. You'll read contemporary and classic poems and use them to inform your work, give and receive feedback on poems-in-progress, and consider the skills involved in giving a ...

Could poetry events be the key to revitalizing the weeknight? These poets think so and have back to back events this Monday ...

describes the event as the "biggest and best new poetry festival in the country" He said it will be a "lot of fun" with performances from some of the legends of the spoken word along with ...

The nothing that poetry does is not the absence of action. Rather it is the fullness of providing space for discovery, imagination, and fresh connection. This space is, I think, not too distant from ...

Solving Sacramento When Andru Defeye became Sacramento’s Poet Laureate in February 2020, he hadn’t yet heard of Sacramento ...

let alone a pub filled with expectant poetry fans? Most spoken word open mic nights will do their best to make newcomers feel at home. ‘We [Inky Fingers] put a lot of effort into supporting ...

Young Black voices were amplified at the Back on the Block event Wednesday, hosted by the Iowa State Black Graduate Student ...

Have you been paying attention to current events recently? See how many of these 10 questions you can get right. Compiled by Jeremy Engle and Michael Gonchar As the votes are counted, we invite ...

The new Miss Ramona 2025 queens and princesses were crowned Saturday, Nov. 2 at the conclusion of a contest with 19 ...