Bengalurean Prishita Tahilramani grew up listening to her grandfather's tales. "He used to recount his experience of the Partition of India and how, when he was eight years old, they had to move to ...

Peter Kahn ’94, long-time spoken word educator, discusses how integrating spoken word poetry into classrooms can transform not just schools, but also the lives of students. Public speaking is ...

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 ...

Featuring award-winning Navajo poets Jake Skeets and Kinsale Drake, the event celebrates Indigenous storytelling, language, ...

Maitha Al Suwaidi closed a well-worn journal and waved goodbye to the group of Smithsonian Folklife Festival attendees in her writing workshop. In an hour, she would perform her poetry on the ...

William L. Harkness Hall came alive Saturday night with poetry, snaps and enthusiasm for WORD’s annual Back to School show. WORD is a group of students who gather weekly to write and perform spoken ...

BUEA, Cameroon — A woman cried out upon seeing a sheet-covered form on a stretcher. As volunteers wheeled it onto the stage, Boris Taleabong Alemnge recited a poem whose title spoke the unspoken: ...

Malik Yusef overcame a mountain of challenges that for many might seem insurmountable — disabilities, poverty, violence, gangs — propelled by his love of poetry. That passion set the Chicago spoken ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Filipino and queer, Regie Cabico threw aside the Asian stereotype of the “model minority” in fifth grade and began uncovering identity, social ...

On Oct. 30, visitors to Manny's Bar and Grill can attend The HaiCuu Experience, an evening of spoken-word poetry and live ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Chicago's own Malik Yusef was nominated for a Grammy Award this year for his own spoken word poetry album. Yusef didn't win this time. It also was not Yusef's first time at the ...