Review: At his Dublin gig this often matchless rhymer makes art from alienation – and finds his joy in doing it ...

Goma and Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo — As rebels seize their towns, spoken-word artists battle censorship and violence. On the last Friday of every month, they would gather in public ...

Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo — "I wrote this text to put down on paper all the pain I can't bear." For decades, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has endured almost continuous wars. By ...

Music with a message is the name of the game for Falllift. The Rowan County-based folk duo released their new single “All Salt” featuring Boris “Bluz” Rogers on Friday, which focuses on the ...

The 29th edition of Poetry Africa, an annual international poetry festival, curated and presented by the Centre for Creative Arts at the University of Kwazulu-Natal, kicks off on October 6. The ...

Adelaide has no shortage of open-mic events, at which people of all ages and abilities emerge from the shadows and shine ...

If you were wondering what the poem meant, I have no idea,” Patti Smith offered, after reading Rimbaud’s “Genie” on Monday ...

If you’re within a certain age bracket, you’ll remember the news being delivered with grave certainty: The iPod is going to end the album as we know it. Yet for as many 99-cent songs as were purchased ...

Did you know the world’s first skate park was in Tempe? Tempe History Museum’s current exhibition, “Dry Surf: Local Skateboarding History,” is a colorful and fascinating look at the role the sport ...

UNITED NATIONS — Donald Trump was set to make his big comeback to the United Nations General Assembly podium on Tuesday, where the United States president intends to denounce “globalist institutions” ...