There are poetry readings, the workshop leader said, and then there are poetry slams — and it’s important to know the difference. “Slam poetry,” said Lyrical Faith, “is about winning. It’s a very ...

For once, Oregon wasn’t behind. The Ducks didn’t trail at the half, nor down the stretch. It was a strange sense of calm for a team that... UO Poetry Slam, a student organization dedicated to spoken ...

Three-person tables, dimmed lighting and mocktails made RPCC’s multipurpose room reminiscent of a New York City poetry club Friday night. The occasion was the “Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace” ...

The Beastie Boys called it the “drop” and Carlos Andres Gomez knows it as “the Pinch,” but everyone knows the buildup to the moment the music pauses and then switches to the part that never fails to ...

The competition brought together students from seventh grade through seniors, all gathered in the historic one-room ...

From left: Ayotide Baptiste (second place), Cecelia Allentuck (first place), Lyrical Faith, and Marcielo Aquino (third place), the winners and host of last year’s Regional Youth Poetry Slam.

RENSSELAER, N.Y. (WRGB) — Nearly two dozen students from several local schools competed in the 3rd Annual Capital Region Poetry Slam at Doane Stuart, performing their original works before a packed ...

When McDaniel High School librarian Nancy Sullivan originally started the first youth poetry slam competitions in Portland in 2005, she didn’t have any concept of the new event’s staying power.

Within the restaurants, coffee shops, clothing stores and other various hangouts in Downtown Phoenix lies a quaint bookstore known as Lawn Gnome Publishing. As said online, Lawn Gnome's knowledge of ...

Mary Hilton’s voice, rich with emotion, floated across the tables full of students, teachers and parents March 3, as she read a poem she composed about her experiences at her old school. The Louisiana ...

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Henrico County middle and high school students took the mic Wednesday evening for the third annual Black History Month Poetry Slam. Students recited original works along ...

Mary Hilton’s voice, rich with emotion, floated across the tables full of students, teachers and parents March 3, as she read a poem she composed about her experiences at her old school. The Louisiana ...