The Z Experience Poetry Slam on Monday saw a lot of changes from previous years, in introducing new hosts and a new competition format. But its commitments to making voices heard, diving deep into ...

Gabriel Ramirez is a queer Afro-Latinx poet and artist. He has performed at the Apollo Theatre, United Nations and Lincoln Center. Ramirez’s work, like his viral poem “White Privilege,” examines ...

In the world of slam poetry, competing as a team and competing as an individual are two different beasts, as Suzi Q. Smith, a member of this year’s Slam Nuba team (which made it to the national ...

More than 80 poets, $5,000 in prizes and new youth events as Albuquerque’s Chicharra Poetry Slam Festival takes over, March ...

Watermark's first spoken word Poetry SLAM! of the year will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 26, at Fozzie's Smokin' Bar-B-Q, 114 Third St. "A poetry slam is a competitive art ...

Santa Monica City Council appointed Jay Baldwin as the city's second poet laureate for a two-year term with $10,000 ...

Brittany Shostak lets the audience dictate her poetry. Shostak is a slam poet who will compete in this weekend's Tucson Poetry Festival. It's only after going through the first "nerve-racking" round ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii’s slam poet, Steven “Kealoha” Wong, conveys his messages through passion, rhythm, and rhyme. His artistry earned him the honor of being named Hawaii’s first poet ...

It’s hard to describe the organization of a poetry slam. The poets form a republic, each voice equal in the chambers, while the audience is the bastard child of a hostile mob, a squad of transgendered ...

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 ...

Whoever said they don’t believe in moral victories has never been a part of a college basketball team that has now lost nine straight games. If... The Oregon Men’s Tennis team (7-2) went down to the ...

Spoken-word artist Andrea Gibson held the rapt attention of a crowded Hourglass Cafe throughout the duration of her performance there last night. Gibson, a four-time Denver Grand Slam Champion and ...