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Slam Connection, founded by Williamsburg poet laureate LaCroy Nixon, saw success at both the Virginia Team Poetry Slam ...
Through slam poetry that centers LGBTQ+ voices and inspirational videos that touch on navigating life with autism, Lydia Gates has fostered communities both in the heart of Flagstaff's mountain ...
"Slam poetry is a very raw thing ... Tysheka Long, 20, a Buffalo poet competing in her second slam, performed gripping poems about people living on the street -- prostitutes, ...
She co-hosts with Dan Sullivan, nicknamed “Sully,” who received his MFA in poetry from IU in 2016. In 2018 he started hosting, and he said his favorite part is the communal experience where people can ...
Slam poetry was an accidental profession. “We started a year ago,” he said. “My team and I were looking for a way to change the community by using spoken word poetry and different forms of ...
Creative 360 is holding its first Open Poetry Slam on Saturday, Nov. 19 from 7-8:30 p.m ... “Slam poetry is written to be performed,” said Executive Director Laura Vosejpka.
The fourth annual Food 4 Thought Poetry Slam is returning to the Virginia Museum of History and Culture on Saturday, Oct. 5. Ahead of the event, 8News got an inside look at what attendees can expec… ...
2023 SBCEO Poetry Slam winners, from left: Litzy Matematico, Santa Barbara Poet Laureate Melinda Palacio, Samantha McDonald, Natalie Lancor. | Credit: Courtesy SBCEO. High school students performed ...
Poetry combined with hip-hop, classical and pop music has young poets competing for prizes from $100 to $1,000 at this year’s Dranoff 2 Piano Fusion “Piano Slam.” ...
Mizzou Black Creatives hosted the Blackity Black Poetry Slam on Monday at the Black Culture Center in Columbia. Nine students performed at the event. As Mizzou Black Creatives continues to ...
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The fourth annual Food 4 Thought Poetry Slam is returning to the Virginia Museum of History and Culture on Saturday, Oct. 5. Ahead of the event, 8News got an inside look ...