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 ...

Featuring a new foreword by the late Nikki Giovanni and interviews with Marc Lamont Hill and rapper Noname, Prose to the ...

The Verses Festival of Words is back for its 15th year, running April 10 to 20 at Chill X Studio. This year’s theme, “Amplify,” speaks to the heart of what the festival has always done best—creating ...

Patricia Smith’s journey from a public scandal to becoming a poetry powerhouse proves that redemption can roar louder than ...

Welcome to the latest installment of the Bocas Book Bulletin, a monthly roundup of Caribbean literary news, curated by the ...

April is National Poetry Month. Celebrated across the U.S. and Canada, the observance spreads appreciation and awareness for ...

On the second Saturday afternoon of each month, spoken word echoes through the Woodend RSL as poets, musicians, and writers ...

Dranoff 2 Piano Fusion and the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County will present Piano Slam 2025 in the Arsht Knight Concert Hall on Wednesday, Apr. 23, at 7:30 p.m., in ...

Nearly 100 attendees hid from the rain and enjoyed refreshments while listening to a lineup of local slam poets on Wednesday night in ... Gardner-Gotera believes spoken word offers more depth to a ...