On Sept. 29, the featured poet was Ashley Crooks-Allen, known under the stage name Lyrical Ley. Crooks-Allen earned their master’s degree from the University of Georgia in 2022 with a doctorate in ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — I suspect most TV viewers enjoyed rooting for Faizan Zaki, a 13-year-old from Plano, Texas, as he stood on a stage last Thursday inside a National Harbor, Maryland, theater and ...

WILLIAMSBURG — A Williamsburg slam poetry team recently took first in a state slam poetry event, and then went on to place in the top 10 in the nation. Williamsburg’s Slam Connection was one of six ...

More than 80 poets, $5,000 in prizes and new youth events as Albuquerque’s Chicharra Poetry Slam Festival takes over, March ...

The milestone event will take place at The Kentucky Center's Bomhard Theater, located at 501 West Main Street in downtown Louisville. Admission is free, and no ticket is required. Lipstick Wars, an ...

One by one, poets shrug their way to the stage, pausing for a breath before diving in. Without fail, someone from the crowd offers the rallying cry: "Let's go, poet!" The room answers in its own ...

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The Vermilion Poetry Society has announced that it will host its first Poetry Slam Contest, according to a news release. The event will take place July 24 at the Vermilion Boat Club, at 5416 Liberty ...

A powerful three-day poetry festival celebrates women and femme voices with workshops, performances, and a high-stakes slam competition.