CHICAGO (WLS) -- At a halfway house on Chicago's West Side, there's been a sudden burst of creativity that has to do with putting rhyme and rhythm into troubled lives. For over 60 years, St. Leonard's ...

The words tumbled out of her mouth with rhythm. She knew every word. She savored them as if enjoying a rich, delicious cheesecake, her favorite dessert. Cassandra Valadez, 18, a senior at Sunnyside ...

As Esther Dischereit questioned her audience at the start of her third poem, a ubiquitous chuckle filled the Isenberg School of Management amphitheater as she asked with an accent, “I speek German. Du ...

Using over 30 of her own poems as a guide, Sara Holbrook teaches readers how to present poetry with rhythm, movement and a strong voice in Wham! It's a Poetry Jam: Discovering Performance Poetry, with ...

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PUTNEY — Next Stage Arts is preparing to welcome poet and playwright Court Dorsey, along with Grammy winning cellist Euegene Friesen on Saturday, Jan. 31 for “Poems with Wings,” a collaborative ...

Composer Bryce Dessner, soprano singer Fluer Barron, and theater, opera and film artist Kaneza Schaal pose for a portrait together at the Carolina Performing Arts Center after their work-in progress ...

Christa Bell, a poetry slam champion, performer and activist, shares a piece expressing her thoughts on the portrayal of women in hip-hop music. We've been talking about hip-hop and along with the ...

Poetry reading, neo-burlesque performance, and fin-de-siècle brothels are outwardly different forms of art and entertainment. But the Poetry Brothel, started nine years ago in New York by Stephanie ...