This month, every.Word poetry is presenting Lines for Liberation, a spoken word event for Black History Month.

Diane Wilson, 50, said the Saddleworth Road cemetery was ‘like a lake’ when she went to visit her mum. Angela Meeson, also 50, said Walsall Council should stop ‘taking people’s money’ for plots ...

Sudarshan Shetty's experimental film captures Mumbai's chaotic working-class life through unpunctuated poetic recitation and breath as a metaphor for endurance. Shot on classic 16mm celluloid, it ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond native Shaqwan Lewis, also known as rapper “Mad Skillz,” took home his first Grammy award for “Best Spoken Word Poetry Album” of the year at this year’s 68th annual ...

It’s been described as embarrassing, clichéd or “unhelpful singsong.” Many poets dislike it too, but it’s a style they’ve learned from each other. By Gregory Cowles Gregory Cowles is senior editor of ...

In 2026, global language use is led by English, which ranks first when both native and second-language speakers are counted. With more than 1.5 billion users worldwide, English remains the dominant ...

SAUL WILLIAMS: If it is up to me, it is up to me. And thus is my love, untainted, eternal. SIMON: That's poet Saul Williams on his album "Saul Williams Meets Carlos Niño & Friends At Treepeople," ...

Roger Tagholm on poetry that reflects the reality of tube travel and John Keenan on the clever tactics used by Homer While Judith Chernaik deserves credit for establishing Poems on the Underground ...

Dr. Paula Monroe, youth leader Samarra Ramsey and Amy Bloess from PRC Resources discuss the upcoming "Voices of the Stage" slam poetry event at the University of the Incarnate Word's Rosenberg Sky ...

PITTSFORD, N.Y. — People in Pittsford gathered Wednesday night to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The event was part of the “MLK Living the Dream” series hosted by the Pittsford ...

I don’t remember subscribing to Things That Don’t Suck, the Substack that once belonged to poet Andrea Gibson, who died in July 2025, and is now carried on by their wife, Megan Falley. But it kept ...