Rochester Institute of Technology

HBO Def Poetry Slam at RIT, April 18

Rochester Institute of Technology will host the HBO Def Poetry Slam, at 8 p.m. on April 18. Headlined by poets Bassey, Roger Bonair-Agard and muMs (of HBO’s Oz), student poets from RIT and the ...
WHYY

‘Def Poetry Jam’ sounds again at Philadelphia Museum of Art

Seventeen years after the HBO show ‘Def Poetry Jam’ went off the air, co-creator Danny Simmons is reviving the spoken word showcase in Philadelphia. Danny Simmons, creator of Def Poetry Jam, has ...
BroadwayWorld

Def Poetry Jam Reunion Coming To The Billie Holiday Theatre

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. "From the beginning, we knew our poetic voices could make a huge difference ...
Decider

HBO Eyes Chance The Rapper To Host Russell Simmons’ ‘Def Poetry Jam’ Reboot

Russell Simmons is looking to restart his Def Poetry Jam and is talking with Grammy-winner Chance the Rapper to host it. Simmons teased the new project, which would be called All Def Poetry, yesterday ...