From ancient Greek soapbox soliloquies to viral TikTok videos of poetry slams, spoken word has always charged language with kinetic immediacy. Encompassing a unique blend of honesty and an engaging ...
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Spoken word poetry: Rooting for storytelling
Bengalurean Prishita Tahilramani grew up listening to her grandfather's tales. "He used to recount his experience of the Partition of India and how, when he was eight years old, they had to move to ...
As writers, we are asked to be aware–to observe, analyze, empathize–but perhaps the most important action we can take is using our knowledge to create change. For decades spoken word artists tackle ...
"We had a similar start,” Dillon Brown said, amused to compare his own initiation as a poet with that of Langston Hughes, a leading voice of the Harlem Renaissance and a frequent visitor to Long ...
Poetry is best when it speaks loudly. That’s what happened Thursday night at the 2017 Youth Poetry Grand Slam at AS220 where poetry echoed off the walls and checkered stage, splashed against the red ...
Album cover for The First Time I Wore Hearing Aids. Raymond Antrobus was born deaf. When he came to poetry, much of his work was built on the history and foundations of poetry slams and spoken word ...
The First Time I Wore Hearing Aids aims to make sound more inclusive for listeners by broadening the way in which we experience it. Raymond Antrobus uses spoken word poetry to portray a diverse ...
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