"So many heartfelt moments, particularly from like the young boys of color," Nicco Diaz said, one of the five judges at the ...

Marc Kelly Smith had a great idea in the early 1980s: make poetry readings more palatable. He had thought, “Why is this artform that I have been writing and reading most of my life presented onstage ...

Albuquerque Hispano Chamber will be hosting the Chicharra Poetry Slam Festival. The festival gathers the top poets and spoken word artists from around the nation for three days of team and ...

When McDaniel High School librarian Nancy Sullivan originally started the first youth poetry slam competitions in Portland in 2005, she didn’t have any concept of the new event’s staying power.

Marc Kelly Smith thought he'd retire to a small town in western Illinois. Instead, he's onstage in Chicago, reciting his ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Southern Fried Poetry Slam will be in Knoxville from Wednesday, June 7th to Saturday, June 10th. The Southern Fried Poetry Slam is an annual performing arts festival that ...

Students at Heritage Academy celebrated Black History Month with their sixth annual Poetry Slam, combining art and heritage ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Rudy Ru performs at Arts & Ideas Adult Invitational Poetry Slam. Credit: Eleanor Polak Photos ...

RENSSELAER, N.Y. (WRGB) — Nearly two dozen students from several local schools competed in the 3rd Annual Capital Region Poetry Slam at Doane Stuart, performing their original works before a packed ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — I suspect most TV viewers enjoyed rooting for Faizan Zaki, a 13-year-old from Plano, Texas, as he stood on a stage last Thursday inside a National Harbor, Maryland, theater and ...