Samantha McDonald, a 10th-grade student at Ernest Righetti High School in Santa Maria, earned the title of 2023 Poetry Slam winner at the Santa Barbara County Education Office Poetry Slam, May 4.

A teen's poetry slam performance is exploding on social media because of its profound outlook on the teen's place in society as a young, white male. Fourteen-year-old Royce Mann titled the piece, ...

The ringing endorsement of a snap, the modest approval of an “mm-hmm,” the hearty affirmation of a clap and cheer. Get your reactions ready, because a kinetic style of poetry-as-performance is about ...

Jordan Wolmut performing "Trigger Warning." Credit: Virtulandia! recording screen grab, via Literary Arts. In Trigger Warning, her award-winning poem, Portland poet Jordan Wolmut dissects the concept ...

The Z Experience Poetry Slam on Monday saw a lot of changes from previous years, in introducing new hosts and a new competition format. But its commitments to making voices heard, diving deep into ...

As the Twin Cities’ slam poetry scene rebuilds, BuckSlam — a new organization dedicated to the style of competitive poetry performance — has quickly established itself at the forefront. Now, as its ...