On Bad Poetry Day today, it’s worth exploring the colourful world of slam poetry — a form that often finds itself at odds with traditional poetry. Unlike conventional forms such as sonnets, limericks, ...

Like any form of writing, poetry takes many different forms. There are classic forms that have earned widespread recognition, such as Racine’s alexandrines or the melancholic verses of Émile Nelligan.

Rochester Institute of Technology’s Poetry Slam team is ready to rhyme, as they compete on the national stage for the very first time. Five students from throughout the university will represent RIT ...

Seasoned and amateur poets alike are standing behind microphones all over Utah to share a taste of their passion: slam poetry. Many BYU students have found common ground in this increasingly popular ...

For Janae Johnson, a Boston-based spoken word poet who won the Women of the World Poetry Slam this spring, poetry is a bold act of breaking the silence. Johnson's identity as a black queer woman, and ...

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, Frankie’s Tee ...

Leandro Reyes, the grandson of Severino “Lola Basyang” Reyes, is collaborating with Likhaan Creative Writing Foundation for the upcoming Likhaan Poetry Slam on Oct. 24 You may have heard about Spoken ...

Some soccer players are described as being "poetry in motion" when they're on the field. Riya Arora, a Grade 5 student at Cedar Hills Elementary School, could be described in such a way — but her most ...