WILLIAMSBURG — A Williamsburg slam poetry team recently took first in a state slam poetry event, and then went on to place in the top 10 in the nation. Williamsburg’s Slam Connection was one of six ...

Tom Hanks dropped by Late Night recently to perform slam poetry all about the beloved (yes beloved) 1990’s television show, Full House. The routine was a full house – see what I did there? – of ...

It's the biggest poetry party of the year! Slam poetry's biggest night is Friday, May 6th at Town Hall. Eight spoken word poets will compete for four spots on the Seattle team going to the National ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii’s slam poet, Steven “Kealoha” Wong, conveys his messages through passion, rhythm, and rhyme. His artistry earned him the honor of being named Hawaii’s first poet ...

The Port Harcourt Poetry Festival is set to return for its third edition on Friday, November 7, 2025, at the Knowledge ...

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.

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.” The music-poetry mashup is at the ...

As Philadelphia gears up for OURfest, a city-wide celebration of love, pride and the LGBTQ+ community happening this weekend, one powerful event set the tone with rhythm, vulnerability, and truth. At ...