Rafael Pina, 11, works on his slam poetry performance during the first Winter Slam Poetry Camp in Houston on Dec. 29. His poem, titled "Crickets," came to him during a writing prompt asking ...

Poet, author and creator Lydia Gates helps is at the helm of Flagstaff Poetry Slam. Here's how she makes it inclusive.

The language game of poetry slam, then, of the poetry slam scene, is one in which we are educating each other in another way that the social world all around us can sound, look, and feel.

Poetry combined with hip-hop, classical and pop music has young poets competing for prizes from $100 to $1,000 at this year’s Dranoff 2 Piano Fusion “Piano Slam.” ...

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

Tay is announced as the winner of the Bloomington Slam Poetry competition Sept. 15, 2023, at The Bishop Bar. There were three contestants and two rounds of the competition in all.

The major difference between poetry and spoken word poetry is that spoken word poetry, or “slam poetry,” is meant to be performed, Nixon explained as he began his presentation.

Roses are red / Violets are blue / There's a poetry slam / Friday in the M.U. The Devil's Inkwell: Creative Writing Guild, which welcomes writers from diverse majors across the ASU campus, is holding ...

It's been 20 years since the first student poetry slam at Portland's McDaniel High School. That one slam eventually evolved into Verselandia, the citywide youth poetry competition.

When they took the national stage in San Francisco on July 20-22 for the slam poetry competition, “Brave New Voices,” IC Speaks reignited the slam poetry scene in Iowa City. The team also competed in ...

Notes From the Edge discovers what’s stirring in the world of Slam Poetry, why it matters and how it sharpens those improv muscles.