At Piano Slam 2024, then junior Edwina Tony from Miami Norland Senior High passionately delivers her spoken word poem, “From Permed to Proud.” Poetry combined with hip-hop, classical and pop music has ...

Marc Kelly Smith thought he'd retire to a small town in western Illinois. Instead, he's onstage in Chicago, reciting his ...

Poet Zachary Kluckman invites Logan into his home studio to share his creative process, recounting his journey from being an introverted student to performing slam poetry in front of big crowds.

Apr. 10—BEMIDJI — Watermark's last Spoken Word Poetry SLAM! of the season will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 17, at Fozzie's Smokin' Bar-B-Q, 114 Third St. "A poetry slam is a competitive art ...

Lily Myers first started writing poetry in a creative writing class in her junior year of high school. She first encountered slam poetry during her first year at Wesleyan University. Then, as a ...

Mizzou Black Creatives hosted the Blackity Black Poetry Slam on Monday at the Black Culture Center in Columbia. Nine students performed at the event. As Mizzou Black Creatives continues to celebrate ...

It’s been 20 years since Nancy Sullivan, a media specialist at Portland’s McDaniel High School, organized a poetry slam for students in the school’s library. That one slam eventually evolved into ...

*Video of a 14-year-old reciting his slam poem “White Boy Privilege” has gone viral in the wake of the country’s recent race-related shootings. Back in May, Royce Mann performed at a slam poetry ...

Apr. 9—BEMIDJI — Watermark will host a Spoken Word April Poetry SLAM live event at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 20, at Fozzie's Smokin Bar-B-Q, 114 Third St. NW. "A poetry slam is a competitive art event ...

This was the loud and unapologetic environment I stepped into at Get Lit’s Classic Slam, a poetry competition where more than 50 high schools participate annually. It was, as Tiffany Snow, Get Lit’s ...

San Marcos High School is hosting a poetry slam today and tomorrow. A poetry slam is the competitive art of performance poetry. Emphasis is placed both on writing and performance, encouraging poets to ...

Poetry combined with hip-hop, classical and pop music has young poets competing for prizes from $100 to $1,000 at this year’s Dranoff 2 Piano Fusion “Piano Slam.” The music-poetry mashup is at the ...