Words and sounds can establish a rhythm for your poem and capture the reader or listener's imagination, author Michelle ...

African spoken word poetry is deeply rooted in the continent's rich oral traditions. For millennia, stories, histories, and ...

WORD, a spoken word poetry group, held its annual fall show on Saturday, tackling topics like race, gun-violence, sexuality ...

IOWA CITY - For Rudy Francisco, one of the most widely known spoken word artists in modern poetry, it started with a feeling.

The annual Frankfurt Book Fair represents a cultural highpoint in Germany, as authors, publishers, booksellers, literary ...

Shuntaro Tanikawa, a pioneer of modern Japanese poetry, passed away at 92. Known for his profound and conversational style diverging from traditional haiku, he achieved acclaim with his debut 'Two ...

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 ...

Any anthology is a product of its editor’s decisions. In “ 100 Great Catholic Poems ” (Word on Fire, $34.95), editor Sally ...

Between hearts and minds, I lay the beams, Constructing bridges from hopes and dreams, With every story, a bridge takes ...

Shuntaro Tanikawa, who pioneered modern Japanese poetry, poignant but conversational in its divergence from haiku and other ...

TOKYO (AP) — Shuntaro Tanikawa, who pioneered modern Japanese poetry, poignant but conversational in its divergence from haiku and other traditions, has died. He was 92.

The 2024 Mic Check Poetry Fest, billed as a two-day celebration of spoken word and its power to bear witness, create ...