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Celebrating the theme "May Day", this year’s programme brings together poets, communities, artists, and activists in a vibrant celebration ...
Tank and the Bangas head into the 2025 New Orleans Jazz Fest on a roll; they're featured on the official poster and won their ...
Alongside noted poets including Kwame Alexander and Hanif Abdurraqib, 16 spoken-word students will read their works at the ...
Slam poetry is a form of catharsis for Claire Nelson. Thriving in a competitive format, the Bemidji area nurse secured a first-place victory at the Watermark Art Center's final Poetry SLAM! event of ...
WE SPEAK is more than a performance—it’s a celebration of the empowering act of speaking your truth. On May 1 at Edmonds ...
Tank Ball recently caught up with WUNC's Brian Burns ahead of their show at Cat's Cradle on April 19. This is the first Tank ...
At Piano Slam 2024, then junior Edwina Tony from Miami Norland Senior High passionately delivers her spoken word poem, “From Permed to Proud.” Poetry combined with hip-hop, classical and pop ...
To be clear, I love what I do. I owe so much to this community and this culture. But I know that a lot of people either have no idea what “spoken word poetry” is, or—if they have heard of it—have a ...
It’s National Poetry Month this April. Is it worth celebrating? After all, poetry doesn’t seem to be doing much to alleviate the tension in our communities. Ask some of the middle schoolers I’ve ...
The night will feature 3-4 spoken word poems and eight improvised scenes. The event is produced by WCT writer/actor members Jessica W. Bonds and Misha T. Sinclair, who recently co-authored Gladys Day ...
Eid-ul-Fitr is celebrated with joy, prayers, and togetherness as it marks the end of Ramadan. The article provides heartfelt Hindi Shayari, poems, and messages to share with loved ones, along with ...
The video has the recitation of a poem and it was alleged the spoken words of the poem incite people of A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan said on a plain reading of the poem, it had ...