The Fountain Theatre ignites its stage with the West Coast premiere of “Poetry for the People: The June Jordan Experience,” a ...

The youngest inaugural poet in American history, Amanda Gorman, who has also amassed a sizable following for her creative advocacy, recently initiated a thrilling professional endeavor: teaching a new ...

For award-winning artist Amanda Shea, spoken word poetry is more than just performance; it’s transcendent. “It’s an invitation to the spirit,” Shea said on GBH’s Under the Radar. “It’s also an ...

Beginning in February, I’m teaching a class at the 92nd Street Y on reading poetry–your own and others’–aloud to an audience (very useful for poets and public speakers). Here’s the description: This ...

The Poetry Brothel Chicago is starting 2026 with DEVOTION – where our poets will beckon your deepest desires, those held to like covenants, talismans; uncovering the hidden hedonism of your heart with ...

A Cincinnati woman is using her poetry to help inspire others as well as create meaningful change.Malia Forte said her journey performing poetry began in 2020 when she went to the Martin Luther King ...

Music makes singular impressions on every listener and interpretations of a composition’s lines or lyrics differ from one person to the next. In the same way, poetry — reading, writing or performing — ...

After Rashan Brown finished his first major gig as a spoken-word poet — opening for bestselling author and poet Rupi Kaur at the Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, New York, in December 2022 — he stepped ...