For those of you already familiar with slam poetry, you don't need me to beg or cajole you into going to the 25th Anniversary Extravaganza at the Metro. The rest of you, your heads filled to the brim ...

At least four hundred poets have descended on Denver, heads full of memorized verses, for the National Poetry Slam.For those who can't distinguish a slam poem from a verbal fistfight or the recitation ...

Karen Lowry receives an Australian Postgraduate Award and Curtin Research Scholarship. She is affiliated with WA Poets Inc and Perth Poetry Club. Slam poetry has become increasingly popular in recent ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — According to the dictionary, a Poetry Slam is a competition using elimination rounds for the reading of poetry. Recently, Explore Community School in East Nashville held its ...

Tom Hanks dropped by Late Night recently to perform slam poetry all about the beloved (yes beloved) 1990’s television show, Full House. The routine was a full house – see what I did there? – of ...

One by one, nine poets took the stage at a Southeast Portland church last Sunday, each cramming their existential ponderings, cultural outrage and personal passions into a tight, rhythmic three ...

It's the biggest poetry party of the year! Slam poetry's biggest night is Friday, May 6th at Town Hall. Eight spoken word poets will compete for four spots on the Seattle team going to the National ...

On a dark Monday night, the dazzling bulb lights hanging from the ceiling of Midnight Coffee shone through the streets of downtown Iowa City, inviting people to come through its doors and engage in ...

For a soft-spoken person like Mahalia Sobhani, slam poetry provides a means to express herself and speak about sensitive topics. Sobhani, a Weinberg junior and administrative officer for The Slam ...

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 ...

Arantza Garcia from Norwood, SA has been crowned the 2025 Australian Poetry Slam Champion, following a sold-out National Final at the Sydney Opera House on Sunday 26 October.

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