The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY — It’s not often that “thinking inside the box” is lauded as a winning strategy. But for ...

April is National Poetry Month and this year’s Women of the World Poetry Slam took over Baltimore’s poetry scene for the first time. Thanks to the Black Arts District, the city had a chance to ...

Teenagers with a passion for poetry can now submit their work for a chance to win prizes at Kent District Library's Write Michigan Teen Poetry Contest. The contest is open to teens in grades 6-12 ...

The Mercury Cafe’s slam poetry team isn’t resting on its laurels. Many key members of the Merc’s competitive poetry team are still out of state, having earned a spot in the semifinals during the ...

LEFT: Reading from his slam poem “Labels” at the Ralston Arena is Ralston High School junior Lance Otto. Otto is in his first year of competition with the Avenue Scholars slam poetry team and competed ...

Last weekend, Brown and the Rhode Island School of Design’s joint poetry slam team sent members Kris Cho ’22, Blessed Sheriff ’19, Dāa Guy RISD ’19 and Manuel Ávalos ’19 to take part in the College ...

High school students performed their original and powerfully written poetry on Thursday, May 4, 2023. The students were scored on performance elements, such as facial expressions, delivery, and ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — According to the dictionary, a Poetry Slam is a competition using elimination rounds for the reading of poetry. Recently, Explore Community School in East Nashville held its ...

WILLIAMSBURG — This Friday, Williamsburg will be center stage for the state’s biggest slam poetry event when the Virginia Team Poetry Slam Championship comes to the Kimball Theatre. Originally called ...

Iowa City has always been a hub for writers from all walks of life. Whether in attendance at the University of Iowa’s renowned Writer’s Workshop or a participant in the various events hosted by UNESCO ...