Stalking the front of Room 126 in Suitland High School, special-education teacher Henri E. Hill spits out the words as if she can no longer tolerate their flavor. "I.E.P.! Joke!" she fumes. "I.E.P.
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 ...
As the Twin Cities’ slam poetry scene rebuilds, BuckSlam — a new organization dedicated to the style of competitive poetry performance — has quickly established itself at the forefront. Now, as its ...
It’s time for a poetry slam revival, according to Boston Poetry Slam producer Myles Taylor. Slam poetry, which is a competitive event where poets recite spoken-word poetry in front of an audience and ...
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.
On Friday, Feb. 21, the University of Massachusetts’ Center of Racial Justice and Youth Engaged Research and the Black Healing, Joy and Justice Collective held the second annual W.E.B. Du Bois Poetry ...