From ancient Greek soapbox soliloquies to viral TikTok videos of poetry slams, spoken word has always charged language with kinetic immediacy. Encompassing a unique blend of honesty and an ...

"Loose Talk" is instead a spoken word album on which the author and ... and musical sketches from the 1970s and the Roxy Music era. Background noises such as the click of the stop button have ...

after Ali took the skeleton of an idea and “developed that into my own style as a spoken-word artist, understanding the key points and what makes me, me”, she started encapsulating the experiences of ...

Alemnge is among a group of artists using spoken-word poetry to denounce ongoing bloodshed in Cameroon’s English-speaking regions, where separatists are fighting government forces. The supposed ...

no matter their background, zip code, or a personal story." Lady Brion's appointment represents the first time a spoken word poet has been given this distinction. Spoken word, also known as slam ...

Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune Spoken Word Wednesday, an open stage for storytellers and poets of all ages, will be held for the first time from 6 to 8 p.m. April 30. Participants ...

Northamptonshire poet, Abbi Jinks, performed at the spoken word event and praised the supportive and friendly atmosphere A spoken word event has been praised for offering a "safe space to be seen ...

Spoken-word poets in Cameroon are using their art form to help communities cope with traumas left by the ongoing civil war ...