Chicago spoken word artist K Love The Poet discusses the spiritual foundations, hip hop influences, and roots that shape her ...

K Love The Poet stands as a beacon of authenticity. Her journey from memorizing poems at her grandmother’s behest to becoming one of spoken word’s most compelling voices reveals much about the ...

In honor of National Poetry month, WBOI’s Julia Meek discusses Poetz Portal’s mission and the power of the spoken word with ...

I’ve been part of different slam scenes for the past 20 years. I’ve seen a lot of bad slam poetry. I’ve performed a lot of ...

The spoken word scene is almost as old as ... poetry fused with hip-hop and rap, love poetry, angry poetry. You’ll get performers who rant and rave, who are calm and relaxed, who do jokes ...

gangs — propelled by his love of poetry. That passion set the Chicago spoken word artist on a path to award-winning success, ...