In the wake of Malcolm X’s assassination in the winter of 1965, Black and brown poets like Amiri Baraka, Miguel Algarin, and Sonia Sanchez consciously rejected effete paper poems for those that sought ...

This line from “Unweaving Science,” the opening track of the spoken word album Experimental Words, illuminates the connections between science and art. The album, an eclectic collection of 10 poems ...

Editor’s note: Not long after Amanda Gorman recited one of her poems at the inauguration of President Joe Biden on Jan. 20, three of her forthcoming books skyrocketed to three of the top four spots on ...

Spoken word poetry is not merely an art form but a communion of soul, experience and understanding. Spend one night tucked in the back of House of Hathor on Columbia’s North Main Street and you’ll ...

When you imagine a lyric video maker, you’re likely to think of music—the boom of the bass in a pop song or the silky flow of rap music. However, what if we crossed that line? What if lyric-like ...

It may be hard to believe, but there was a time when Dwayne Morgan was terrified of public speaking. As a kid growing up in Scarborough, Ont. the award winning veteran poet — nicknamed the “Godfather ...

Primarily used in doo wop (and subsequently doo wop parodies), this characteristic still occasionally appears in other genres. While its usage can sometimes border on cheesy, there are a select few ...

PhD Candidate in the Department of Cognitive Science and ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders, Macquarie University Children’s oral vocabulary – their knowledge of the sounds and ...

Three poets compete in the finals of the "Spoken Word to Go Go" competition. Host Felicia Curry visits the 31st Annual Barbecue Festival in downtown D.C. to take in a spoken word competition called ...

Sunday morning in downtown Salt Lake City felt like it usually does on the first Sunday in April and October, when thousands of people from all over the world attend sessions of general conference for ...