Marc Kelly Smith thought he'd retire to a small town in western Illinois. Instead, he's onstage in Chicago, reciting his ...

Marc Kelly Smith had a great idea in the early 1980s: make poetry readings more palatable. He had thought, “Why is this artform that I have been writing and reading most of my life presented onstage ...

A Jan. 31 poetry slam at Café Rica will feature three‑minute spoken pieces focused on justice and civic engagement, with free ...

When McDaniel High School librarian Nancy Sullivan originally started the first youth poetry slam competitions in Portland in 2005, she didn’t have any concept of the new event’s staying power.

BINGHAMTON(WBNG) -- CARES hosted it’s 4th annual Black History Month poetry slam. Community Advocates Restoring Educational Standards (CARES) is a non-profit organization advocating for families 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 ...

Poet Zachary Kluckman invites Logan into his home studio to share his creative process, recounting his journey from being an introverted student to performing slam poetry in front of big crowds.