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

This is an excerpt from a longer article, which is published online at Noel Quiñones ’15 is a Nuyorican poet, ...

L4LM's B.Getz caught up with Tarriona "Tank" Ball of Tank and the Bangas on Jam Cruise to discuss her New Orleans roots, slam ...

The event, “Schooled on Poetry,” will also feature readings by local and national poets. The students are part of a yearlong spoken-word project led by poet-educator Peter Kahn. Sixteen ...

Slam poetry is a form of catharsis for Claire Nelson who secured a first place victory at the Watermark Art Center’s final ...

Murji’s own background teaching and researching the intersection ... He believes that this will transform the way people engage with poetry. “Unlike books or spoken word, this initiative is uniquely ...

On March 21, as the world marked World Poetry Day, many questions came to mind ... less representative of the lived dynamics of the culture and traditions behind the spoken language. For example, when ...

In celebration of National Poetry Month and Alachua County’s Bicentennial, ARTSPEAKSgnv, Inc. will hold its third annual BARD & Broadside: North Central Florida Poetry Festival from April 5–26. This ...