Traci Currie knew early on her students could only learn so much about spoken word poetry by sitting in a classroom. “For my class to really help them and make an impact, I realized I had to create a ...

It was a typical Monday night at Silver Sevens, 4100 Paradise Road. A small line was snaking its way to the buffet, people were trying their luck on the slots and table games, and over in the corner ...

Spoken word poetry fuses the craft of writing with the energy of live performance, turning personal truths into shared, transformative experiences. It’s about shaping words for the ear, delivering ...

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Editor’s Note: This article is a review and includes subjective thoughts, opinions and critiques. In seventh grade, I fell in love with spoken word poetry — I watched it religiously and performed it ...

For all of the live poetry readers, lyricists, impromptu wordsmiths, spoken word warriors and open mic masters, the stand up scene is bigger and better than ever. Coming up, there are a number of ways ...