A meeting between two Oakland artists 20 years ago led to a deep friendship and Grammy-nominated poetry. Shawn William and Prentice Powell were both born and raised in Oakland. They met at a poetry ...

From ancient Greek soapbox soliloquies to viral TikTok videos of poetry slams, spoken word has always charged language with kinetic immediacy. Encompassing a unique blend of honesty and an engaging ...

For award-winning artist Amanda Shea, spoken word poetry is more than just performance; it’s transcendent. “It’s an invitation to the spirit,” Shea said on GBH’s Under the Radar. “It’s also an ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Kicking off National Poetry Month, the renowned spoken word artist Poetic X joins me for a conversation about his 6th annual poetry festival, upcoming documentary, and ...

Spoken word poetry will be the emphasis for this year’s 10th annual San Jose Poetry Festival, which opens Thursday, Sept. 5, and runs through the weekend. “I have put together this year’s festival ...

Mic Check Poetry Fest in Iowa City offers workshops for writers of all types and ages, in addition to spoken word poetry performances. (Mic Check Poetry Fest) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio ...

Continuing their work as the only Scottish company platforming spoken word poetry, I Am Loud Productions end the year with another brilliant line-up of talented artists for their Loud Poets series ...

Caleb Rainey, a spoken word poet known as "The Negro Artist," performs at the newly-formed House of Words event for poets and other performing artists on Nov. 21 in Iowa City. (Elijah Decious/The ...

Angela Williams (COL ’17) has not always been a poet. Though she often journaled in high school, it was not until her sophomore year, when she attended a meeting of Corpus Collective, Georgetown’s ...

Keep in mind that all of the following is coming from someone whose artistic prowess is equal to that of a rock. Try some form of artistic expression! It may be that it's summer and I have way too ...

Poetry is best when it speaks loudly. That’s what happened Thursday night at the 2017 Youth Poetry Grand Slam at AS220 where poetry echoed off the walls and checkered stage, splashed against the red ...

Tank and the Bangas, the genre-blending New Orleans band that intermingles R&B, funk, jazz, hip-hop and spoken word, finally has its first Grammy Award. During the pre-broadcast portion of Sunday's ...