African spoken word poetry is deeply rooted in the continent's rich oral traditions. For millennia, stories, histories, and ...

As I weaved through the verses, I felt myself steadying on stage, anticipating the next line and delivering it with just the ...

For this slam poet and social artist, storytelling is a tool to connect communities and amplify marginalized voices.

WORD, a spoken word poetry group, held its annual fall show on Saturday, tackling topics like race, gun-violence, sexuality ...