Many teens are acutely aware of the current state of our planet, thanks to what can seem like non-stop news and social media coverage. But for one girl, in particular, the recent onslaught of climate ...

During my research studying a diverse group of spoken word poets in Arizona, I learned that adolescents improved their writing skills, academic performance, confidence and social skills through ...

There’s something magical that happens when a poem is spoken out loud. That’s the driving idea behind the Spoken Word Festival: Word Play XII, to be held Saturday and Sunday at Linden Hall’s Snavely ...

UI students gathered to challenge environmental injustice through the use of spoken word Sunday evening at the UI Environmental Coalition’s Pipeline Poetry event. The event was held at Pappajohn ...

In the wake of Malcolm X’s assassination in the winter of 1965, Black and brown poets like Amiri Baraka, Miguel Algarin, and Sonia Sanchez consciously rejected effete paper poems for those that sought ...

“You can write anything into a poem,” said College of Arts and Sciences sophomore Paul Black, Speak For Yourself’s publicist. “Spoken word is important because it allows people to express themselves ...

The sounds of nature and the spoken word intermingled during a special performance Saturday at the Cleveland Botanical Garden featuring the 24th Poet Laureate of the United States, Ada Limón . Limón ...

Dallas and Fort Worth have many rich and varied spoken word venues from readings by internationally renowned authors to "slams" featuring school age children and adults. Slams provide an avenue for ...

Poetica founder Devin Nelson says he aims to make the monthly series one of Charlotte's premier poetry experiences.