Orlando Sentinel

Slam poetry makes a loud, local comeback

Ask Shayna “Simba” Castano where she got her “Lion King” nickname and she’ll shrug. It’s just something that stuck, she explains, possibly because of her hair, a thick, black mane. Other than her ...
The Conversation

You can slam poetry and not slam the door on slam poetry

In order to connect with the audience, slam poems represent the quotidian, the everyday. aspernDieSeestadtWiens Slam poetry has become increasingly popular in recent years and has far overtaken more ...
Westword

Ten Things You Need to Know About the National Poetry Slam

At least four hundred poets have descended on Denver, heads full of memorized verses, for the National Poetry Slam.For those who can't distinguish a slam poem from a verbal fistfight or the recitation ...
The Denver Post

Writing poetry at Paris on the Platte, Denver slam poet Kayla Price lets her voice be heard

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... KAYLA PRICE: Slight as a haiku, with a shock of short, tousled hair and electrically earnest, Kayla Price is a relatively new face in Denver’s slam poetry ...
BBC

Writing slam and spoken word poetry

Spoken word poetry is very popular and there are a number of well-known spoken word poets. As well as winning poetry awards, spoken word poet Kae Tempest has also been nominated for music awards ...
KTLA

Atlanta Teen’s ‘White Boy Privilege’ Slam Poetry Goes Viral

A young boy takes the stage. In a shaky voice, he says, “My name is Royce. My poem is titled, ‘White Boy Privilege.'” The video of the 14-year-old student’s slam poem at his school has gone viral in ...
Los Angeles Times

Opinion: Poetry opens pathways in Get Lit’s Classic Slam

This was the loud and unapologetic environment I stepped into at Get Lit’s Classic Slam, a poetry competition where more than 50 high schools participate annually. It was, as Tiffany Snow, Get Lit’s ...