It’s time for a poetry slam revival, according to Boston Poetry Slam producer Myles Taylor. Slam poetry, which is a competitive event where poets recite spoken-word poetry in front of an audience and ...

Brittany Shostak lets the audience dictate her poetry. Shostak is a slam poet who will compete in this weekend's Tucson Poetry Festival. It's only after going through the first "nerve-racking" round ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...