In the wake of Malcolm X’s assassination in the winter of 1965, Black and brown poets like Amiri Baraka, Miguel Algarin, and Sonia Sanchez consciously rejected effete paper poems for those that sought ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Editor's Note: This interview is part of an ongoing Star series highlighting Kansas Citians from historically under-represented ...

Editor’s Note: This article is a review and includes subjective thoughts, opinions and critiques. In seventh grade, I fell in love with spoken word poetry — I watched it religiously and performed it ...

When the 65th annual Grammy Awards air on Sunday, there will be a new category announced under the spoken word umbrella: Best Spoken Word Poetry Album. And followers of D.C.’s literary scene may ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Orlando will host the 34th Annual Southern Fried Poetry Slam Festival—bringing the nationally recognized spoken word competition ...

Spoken-word poet Justin Lamb, a member of the team that took home the national title, appears in a WDSU commercial, reciting poetry at a bus stop. Smith is also a member of MelaNated, a local ...

IOWA CITY — For Rudy Francisco, one of the most widely known spoken word artists in modern poetry, it started with a feeling. When he first saw a spoke word poem performed, he knew exactly what the ...

Editor's Note: This is the first profile in the Press-Citizen's 10 People to Watch for 2023. Find them all at press-citizen.com. The Iowa City spoken word scene is in bloom, largely thanks to years of ...