For those of you already familiar with slam poetry, you don't need me to beg or cajole you into going to the 25th Anniversary Extravaganza at the Metro. The rest of you, your heads filled to the brim ...

Slam poetry was at its height in the late nineties and early aughts, but just like poetry (in its non-slammed form) it is still relevant. The medium is prime for reinvention, but exactly what cultural ...

You can't really explain the bond between siblings. One minute you have them in a chokehold for dominance over the TV remote, the next minute you're texting them surreal memes. Even if you love them, ...

To John Basinger, a Middletown-based poet, storyteller and singer, slam poetry means “the face looks outward instead of inward.” Poetry has traditionally been an inwardly directed art, he says, ...

If you're like me and you're a fan of the 1990s TGIF sitcom Family Matters, you're going to love retired Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant delivering slam poetry about Steve Urkel and his ...

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Karen Lowry receives an Australian Postgraduate Award and Curtin Research Scholarship. She is affiliated with WA Poets Inc and Perth Poetry Club. Slam poetry has become increasingly popular in recent ...

When Chicago poet “Tennessee” Mary Fons needed to come up with a poem about food, she found she didn’t have to stray far from poetry’s most popular theme: love. “It was haute cuisine / veal sausage ...

From powerful poetry and basketball legends to tasty margarita and Juneteenth celebrations, there’s lots of fun to be had in Knoxville this coming weekend. Plan your schedule carefully so you can snap ...