Peter Kahn ’94, long-time spoken word educator, discusses how integrating spoken word poetry into classrooms can transform not just schools, but also the lives of students. Public speaking is ...

Bengalurean Prishita Tahilramani grew up listening to her grandfather's tales. "He used to recount his experience of the Partition of India and how, when he was eight years old, they had to move to ...

October is Fillipino American Heritage Month! Unfortunately, this article is a little late. For the occasion, I did a deep dive into Facebook’s abyss to find Arianna “Lady B” Basco’s (Dante Basco’s ...

In the wake of Malcolm X’s assassination in the winter of 1965, Black and brown poets like Amiri Baraka, Miguel Algarin, and Sonia Sanchez consciously rejected effete paper poems for those that sought ...

It’s J. Ivy’s moment. Just ask Ivy himself, who earlier this year successfully lobbied the Recording Academy after six years of effort to add a “Best Spoken Word Poetry Album” category. In previous ...

Editor’s note: Not long after Amanda Gorman recited one of her poems at the inauguration of President Joe Biden on Jan. 20, three of her forthcoming books skyrocketed to three of the top four spots on ...

Things are changing in the classical music world. In San Diego and across the country, larger arts organizations have been presenting more concerts that integrate other disciplines, use multimedia ...

ROANOKE, Va. – A Roanoke man with a tough exterior, but a larger-than-life personality and a heart of gold is sharing deep words of motivation through spoken word in the Commonwealth. He goes by Juice ...

Stepping up to a microphone to share poetry you’ve written can be terrifying. Kendra Steel can sympathize. She admits she once had to rely on liquid courage to do it. But now the 24-year-old poet from ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY — It’s a Thursday night, and a string of lights on the stage have framed the backdrop of the ...

Poetry is a unique form of literature, distinct from prose, in the way it uses words to capture emotions, ideas, and ...