Slam poetry in Chicago is getting a shot in the arm from Frankie’s Tee, a media platform and talk show founded in 2024. Hosted by west-side natives Tanya “Tee” Smith and Frankie Fabre ...

The Poetry Slam was born in May of 1991, igniting a fire that would burn through Boston’s creative core for decades. Finger snaps and verse Doors open at 7:15pm and a queue of people snake ...

Las Vegas(KLAS)-Spotlight Poetry made history by being the first slam team to win a regional poetry slam competition for Las Vegas. Team Coach Dr. Javon Johnson, Founder Elle Hope and Team member ...

The creator of slam poetry has started a podcast, “Thru the Mill with Marc Kelly Smith,” about his life and career as well as the roots of the spoken-word competition.

Ten local high school students will take the stage at the Academy of Music on Saturday, April 5, at 7 p.m. to compete in the Third Annual Academy Regional Youth Poetry Slam. The event, a ...

Poetry combined with hip-hop, classical and pop music has young poets competing for prizes from $100 to $1,000 at this year’s Dranoff 2 Piano Fusion “Piano Slam.” ...

NORTHBEAST POETRY SLAM. At the Foundry, 101 Rogers St. July 20-21 at noon. Tickets are $25 for all-access passes and $10 for just the slam finals. eventbrite.com.

Verselandia! Youth Poetry Slam Championship Turns 20 McDaniel High School librarian Nancy Sullivan reflects on the program she started in 2005 and previews this year’s event.

WILLIAMSBURG — This Friday, Williamsburg will be center stage for the state’s biggest slam poetry event when the Virginia Team Poetry Slam Championship comes to the Kimball Theatre. Originally ...