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.

When McDaniel High School librarian Nancy Sullivan originally started the first youth poetry slam competitions in Portland in 2005, she didn’t have any concept of the new event’s staying power.

This month, Williamsburg’s Slam Connection took home fifth place at the 34th annual Southern Fried Poetry Slam, held from June 9 to 13 in Orlando, Florida. Last year, the team ranked sixth in their ...

It’s time for a poetry slam revival, according to Boston Poetry Slam producer Myles Taylor. Slam poetry, which is a competitive event where poets recite spoken-word poetry in front of an audience and ...

If you were part of a specific genre of 2000s “creative weirdos,” you may have found yourself pulled into the spoken word poetry scene. The art form — which, as the name implies, includes any poetry ...

Pittsfield poet Brooke Tripicco will represent Massachusetts at Brave New Voices, the national youth poetry slam festival, ...

A new crop of championship youth slam poets was crowned last week at Literary Arts’ Verselandia! Competition. At Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on April 30, 22 students from 12 high schools competed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The PoetSmiley’s inaugural Bless the Mic slam poetry contest was held on June 14 at the WCR Center for the Arts in Reading. The ...

Poet Zachary Kluckman invites Logan into his home studio to share his creative process, recounting his journey from being an introverted student to performing slam poetry in front of big crowds.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — I suspect most TV viewers enjoyed rooting for Faizan Zaki, a 13-year-old from Plano, Texas, as he stood on a stage last Thursday inside a National Harbor, Maryland, theater and ...

Hiding what is perceived as unpleasant in something pleasant. The technique is not new. How many pet owners have mixed medicine with food or treats to cure their pets? Parents, meanwhile, find all ...