Daisy Jane Birch has always fostered a passion for performance, for sharing an emotion or experience with an audience, ...

This Baltimore hip-hop, soul and spoken word duo is comprised of David Ross (Native Son) and Femi Lawal (The Dri Fish). Although the two perform independently, it is their collective energy that has ...

Turning a written poem into a captivating live performance takes more than just reading aloud—it’s about refining language, shaping rhythm, and engaging your listeners. From tightening imagery to ...

Most performers at the Uptown Poetry Slam get one poem; Del Valle, who made a surprise appearance for National Poetry Month, ...

Albert Vetere Lannon, 65, is a retired union official and former professor of labor studies. The self-described “elder” of a loose-knit group of performance poets runs Uncapped Press, which recently ...

Pretty Face is unsentimental as he takes the stage at Busboys and Poets open mic poetry night on Tuesday, his last poetry performance for the foreseeable future. “This shit is 10 percent show, 90 ...

HASTINGS — Performance poets Manuel Gonzalez and his 13-year-old daughter, Sarita Sol Gonzalez, will read from their work at 7 p.m. Friday in the Scott Studio Theatre at Hastings College, 806 N.

"Poetry can validate young people and give them a voice." That was the message to pupils at a secondary school in Bolton, Greater Manchester, who say they have been "inspired" to express themselves ...