As the Twin Cities’ slam poetry scene rebuilds, BuckSlam — a new organization dedicated to the style of competitive poetry performance — has quickly established itself at the forefront. Now, as its ...

and Sundown Records will host a Poetry SLAM at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20, at Fozzie's Smokin Bar-B-Q, 114 Third St. NW. "A poetry slam is a competitive art event in which poets perform spoken word ...

It’s been 20 years since Nancy Sullivan, a media specialist at Portland’s McDaniel High School, organized a poetry slam for students in the school’s library. That one slam eventually evolved into ...

WILLIAMSBURG — This Friday, Williamsburg will be center stage for the state’s biggest slam poetry event when the Virginia Team Poetry Slam Championship comes to the Kimball Theatre. Originally called ...

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It’s time for a poetry slam revival, according to Boston Poetry Slam producer Myles Taylor. Slam poetry, which is a competitive event where poets recite spoken-word poetry in front of an audience and ...

WILLIAMSBURG — A Williamsburg slam poetry team recently took first in a state slam poetry event, and then went on to place in the top 10 in the nation. Williamsburg’s Slam Connection was one of six ...

One by one, poets shrug their way to the stage, pausing for a breath before diving in. Without fail, someone from the crowd offers the rallying cry: "Let's go, poet!" The room answers in its own ...

PuroSlam’s fearless leader Shaggy takes center stage as sacrificial poet for round one See, there is this place where people participate in a ritual derived from the verbal tradition of telling and ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii’s slam poet, Steven “Kealoha” Wong, conveys his messages through passion, rhythm, and rhyme. His artistry earned him the honor of being named Hawaii’s first poet ...

From powerful poetry and basketball legends to tasty margarita and Juneteenth celebrations, there’s lots of fun to be had in Knoxville this coming weekend. Plan your schedule carefully so you can snap ...