Malik Yusef overcame a mountain of challenges that for many might seem insurmountable — disabilities, poverty, violence, gangs — propelled by his love of poetry. That passion set the Chicago spoken ...

The Atlanta native links past and present in a new visual-backed single ahead of 'Sundays in the Overflow, Vol. 1.' Press ...

Standing in front of a crowd at The Foundry in downtown Tyler, Jacksonville resident Kiana Baker brought the audience to ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A spoken word poet who lives in Raleigh is finally getting global recognition after more than two decades in the business. Her words are a mix of storytelling and hip hop. All ...

The latest findings from Edison Research and NPR’s Spoken Word Audio Report indicate the genre has reached new heights of popularity. With data gathered from 4,193 respondents between Q3 2022 and Q3 ...

Caleb Rainey, a spoken word poet known as "The Negro Artist," performs at the newly-formed House of Words event for poets and other performing artists on Nov. 21 in Iowa City. (Elijah Decious/The ...

Three poets compete in the finals of the "Spoken Word to Go Go" competition. Host Felicia Curry visits the 31st Annual Barbecue Festival in downtown D.C. to take in a spoken word competition called ...

BUEA, Cameroon — A woman cried out upon seeing a sheet-covered form on a stretcher. As volunteers wheeled it onto the stage, Boris Taleabong Alemnge recited a poem whose title spoke the unspoken: ...