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

A poetry slam is about words, but it's also about performance. Slam poets work like crazy to make an audience laugh, cry and feel their poems. In other words: this isn't your grandma's poetry reading.

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 Guyana Prize for Literature announced the 2024 winners and awarded the prizes last week at a ceremony in the Atlantic Conference Centre at the Pegasus ...

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 ...

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, ...

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

Currently on the road with her debut comedy tour, the Ugandan-Australian comedian and slam poet talks navigating career ...