We thought we’d celebrate by choosing 9 spoken word poems from students with wildly different perspectives. Here are our favorites, some from Button Poetry and Poetry Slam Inc. And yes, they're ...

Over the course of three instalments, Q&Q presents the titles we’re most excited about this fall. This week’s instalment ...

Put simply, spoken word is poetry that has been written with the intention of being performed, but it exists in a variety of styles and can involve other art forms such as music, theatre and dance ...

A 2013 spoken-word performance of the poem went viral, earning millions of views. An executive at Myriad saw the clip, and “Voicemails to My Future Self” was born, now available on Myriad’s ...

August 11, 2022 Explore Walt Whitman's poetry through short films at Venice Island Performing Arts Center Third grade students from Samuel Powell Elementary will present spoken word at the free ...

Jason Reynolds, an author from Rockville, Maryland, will perform spoken word poems Saturday as part of the Africa Alive! Community Day 2009 sponsored by the National Museum of African Art.

Peter Kahn ’94, long-time spoken word educator, discusses how integrating spoken word poetry into classrooms can transform not just schools, but also the lives of students. Public speaking is ...

Our special guest was Lacroy Nixon, founder and director of Slam Connection, a relatively new spoken word poetry collective based in Williamsburg. Honestly, I didn’t know what to expect.

March 1, 2012 / 4:05 AM EST / CBS News (CBS) - I love poetry. I remember staying up late at night to catch Russell Simmon's "Def Poetry" and just being blown away by the power of the spoken word.

Spoken word poetry has enormous potential in K-12 education. Teachers can use this medium to honor students’ languages and cultures, encourage authentic writing and build community.

Journalist and poet Eliza Griswold set out to document Afghan life through the prism of oral folk poems shared mostly among Pashtun women. Seamus Murphy, the London-based photographer and ...