For award-winning artist Amanda Shea, spoken word poetry is more than just performance; it’s transcendent. “It’s an invitation to the spirit,” Shea said on GBH’s Under the Radar. “It’s also an ...

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 ...

October is Fillipino American Heritage Month! Unfortunately, this article is a little late. For the occasion, I did a deep dive into Facebook’s abyss to find Arianna “Lady B” Basco’s (Dante Basco’s ...

Editor's note: This conversation first aired on December 10, 2018. Andrea Gibson passed away on July 14, 2025 after living with terminal ovarian cancer for four years. Gibson’s social media stated, ...

Peter Kahn ’94, long-time spoken word educator, discusses how integrating spoken word poetry into classrooms can transform not just schools, but also the lives of students. Public speaking is ...

April 16 was B.Y.O.P. night at Coming to the Table-Historic Triangle’s monthly gathering. Everyone was invited to Bring Your Own Poem to observe National Poetry Month, which was established to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Peter Kahn has taught English and spoken word poetry to thousands of students at Chicago's Oak Park and River Forest High School since 1994. In collaboration with his current and former students, Kahn ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Kicking off National Poetry Month, the renowned spoken word artist Poetic X joins me for a conversation about his 6th annual poetry festival, upcoming documentary, and ...