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 week, we’re taking a look at NPR/Edison Research’s new report on spoken word audio. While the latest NPR/Edison Spoken Word Audio Report defines spoken word as anything other than music, ...

New report shows Gen Z spends 214% more time with the spoken word than 13-34s did in 2014 Somerville, NJ (October 27, 2022) Almost half (46%) of the U.S. population listens to spoken word audio ...

In “Spoken Word: A Cultural History,” Joshua Bennett traces the roots, rise and influence of a movement that continues to reverberate. By Tas Tobey When you purchase an independently reviewed book ...

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 ...

Spoken word artists perform with hip hop stars at the 2024 Dodge Poetry Festival. During the 2024 Dodge Poetry Festival at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), iconic spoken word artists ...

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 ...

BUEA, Cameroon — A woman cried out upon seeing a sheet-covered form on a stretcher. As volunteers wheeled it onto the stage, Boris Taleabong Alemnge recited a poem whose title spoke the unspoken: ...

Somerville, NJ (November 11, 2021) NPR and Edison Research released the 2021 Spoken Word Audio Report today, revealing the continued increased consumption of spoken word audio in the U.S. and the ...

Bonneville International’s Music & the Spoken Word will reach a historic broadcast milestone on Sunday, July 13, as the syndicated program airs for its 5,000th consecutive week, featuring The ...