During my research studying a diverse group of spoken word poets in Arizona, I learned that adolescents improved their writing skills, academic performance, confidence and social skills through ...

Good Deed Entertainment announced today that their spoken word, Rotten Tomato certified-fresh hit film SUMMERTIME, directed by Carlos López Estrada (Raya And The Last Dragon (2021), Blindspotting ...

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 ...

A cross the world, struggles for women’s rights have often been narrated through the language of law, policy, and activism.Yet, beyond courtrooms and parliamentary chambers lies another powerful arena ...

A poem styled after Frank O’Hara’s “Why I’m Not a Painter” follows a poem contemplating the relationship between money and power, and another scrutinizing the meaning of a Subway sandwich, before a ...

For Liana Wallace, spoken word poetry means vulnerability. A Georgetown University sophomore and a 2019 Evanston Township High School alumna, Wallace said a club she joined in middle school introduced ...

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When Peter Kahn became an English teacher at the Chicago-area Oak Park and River Forest High School, he was terrified of teaching poetry. "Poetry was my least favorite subject as a student, and my ...

Twenty years ago, a group of friends gathered in a candle-lit living room. With the warmth of D’Angelo, Erykah Badhu, and Jill Scott playing, they shared food and ideas before turning down the music ...

Every wall of the Los Angeles-based Get Lit office holds the power of art and words. "We just want our young people and our teachers to have the best. We want them to feel nourished here," said Diane ...

BUEA, Cameroon (AP) — A woman cried out upon seeing what looked like a corpse, a sheet-covered form lying on a stretcher. As volunteers wheeled it onto the stage, Boris Taleabong Alemnge recited a ...

Editor’s note: Not long after Amanda Gorman recited one of her poems at the inauguration of President Joe Biden on Jan. 20, three of her forthcoming books skyrocketed to three of the top four spots on ...