Slam Connection, founded by Williamsburg poet laureate LaCroy Nixon, saw success at both the Virginia Team Poetry Slam ...

Ghanaian poet King Yaw has won the 2025 World Poetry Slam Championship, held from 30 May to 1 June in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, marking a major victory for Ghana on the global spoken word stage.

In addition to the poetry, the event featured live painting and local vendors, creating an immersive arts experience that blended visual, literary and community expression.

The PoetSmiley’s inaugural Bless the Mic slam poetry contest was held on June 14 at the WCR Center for the Arts in Reading. The sold-out event drew poets and audiences from across Philadelphia ...

This was the loud and unapologetic environment I stepped into at Get Lit’s Classic Slam, a poetry competition where more than 50 high schools participate annually. It was, as Tiffany Snow, Get Lit’s ...

The BBC previously described the frontman of rap group Bob Vylan as an “established poet”, it has emerged. The corporation ...

Generation Verb, a spoken word scholastic program that uses poetry, prose, and performance to encourage self-expression, ...

Liberty Fu recruits four poets to help win a national slam.

Spend a lively evening on the city walls or join a compelling conversation with Iranian poet Fatemeh Ekhtesari.