Whether your hands are weathered from snapping or you’re new to the sport, slam poetry is a great point of access to art, culture and a passion for the human condition. Poets take stories of love and ...

Under the red lights of the Hawthorne Theatre, Day Bibb , a boisterous 27-year-old with a feminine swagger and a sassy Chicken Little haircut, grabs the mike and explains the rules: All 21 poets have ...

In order to connect with the audience, slam poems represent the quotidian, the everyday. aspernDieSeestadtWiens Slam poetry has become increasingly popular in recent years and has far overtaken more ...

'I woke up today except I stayed in bed/ Why? Because I may as well be dead/ My life is over and I am alone/ You left me, now I stare at the phone," Sara Bynoe once wrote. An outgoing young woman with ...

Spoken word "slam poetry" — speaking, screaming and even singing poems, stories, lyrics and monologues — has exploded across Australia over the past decade. Often tackling brave subject matter and ...

That up there is a poetry performance piece done by regular Gothic Council member and author of the Encyclopedia Gothica, Liisa Ladouceur. The video, directed by Tomb Dragomir, helps answers the ...

"Quite simply a poem shd fill you up with something, cd make you swoon, stop in yr tracks, change yr mind, or make it up. A poem shd happen to you like cold water or a kiss." These words probably left ...

poets from high schools across the city will compete tonight for a chance to win the second annual poetry slam. The event, produced by and co-sponsored by and advertising agency , promises to pack the ...

Did you know that recent reports suggest that up to 31 million Indian youth suffer from mental health issues? Yet, there’s an eerie silence surrounding it. Bengaluru-based community, The Campus ...

HOW MUCH: $24.95 for Champions Stage on Saturday, March 21, all other events are free, at cicadapoetryslamfestival.com The Chicharra Poetry Slam Festival returns to Albuquerque this month with over 80 ...

Has your $10-an-hour job at Disney given you enough material for three sonnets on ridiculous tourist requests? You can debut all your poems on work angst on Thursday in the “Destroy! All! Poets!” ...