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Spoken word poetry: Rooting for storytelling

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 ...
The Michigan Daily

Spoken word poetry for Fillipino Heritage Month

October is Fillipino American Heritage Month! Unfortunately, this article is a little late. For the occasion, I did a deep dive into Facebook’s abyss to find Arianna “Lady B” Basco’s (Dante Basco’s ...
Ohio

The impact of spoken word poetry

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 ...
The Boston Globe

Joshua Bennett traces the history of spoken word poetry from cafes to slams to screens in ‘Spoken Word’

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 ...
The Inlander

A new grassroots spoken-word poetry movement aims to give voice to the voiceless in Spokane

You wanna see? She'll show you right here, right now. In a crowded downtown coffee shop, on the sidewalk outside City Hall, in a shoe store or the basement of a club, Bethany Montgomery is always ...
Chicago Tribune

J. Ivy’s ‘The Poet Who Sat By The Door’ spoken word poetry album explores endurance, love and healing

It’s J. Ivy’s moment. Just ask Ivy himself, who earlier this year successfully lobbied the Recording Academy after six years of effort to add a “Best Spoken Word Poetry Album” category. In previous ...
WUWM

'I Write Where I Want To Be': Spoken Word Poet Andrea Gibson

Editor's note: This conversation first aired on December 10, 2018. Andrea Gibson passed away on July 14, 2025 after living with terminal ovarian cancer for four years. Gibson’s social media stated, ...
Salon

Amanda Gorman’s poetry shows why spoken word belongs in school

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 ...
inforum

Spoken word poetry programs planned at Moorhead and Hawley libraries

MOORHEAD — Local libraries will host spoken word poetry presentations featuring diverse voices from across Minnesota in April. The programs will feature artists performing poems which demonstrate the ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Projections, props, dance and spoken word poetry are expanding the boundaries of classical concerts

Things are changing in the classical music world. In San Diego and across the country, larger arts organizations have been presenting more concerts that integrate other disciplines, use multimedia ...

Wyoming bar hosts Halloween themed poetry night

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