This is Notes From the Edge, a series reporting from the sharp edge of the UK’s creative industries. This week, we discover what’s stirring in the world of Slam Poetry, why it matters and how it ...

Wearing an “Anti-Capitalist Social Club” T-shirt, Bax Bradley stepped up to the microphone and recited his love poem “Good Morning.” The audience gathered at Stark Brewing Company for Slam Free or Die ...

WILLIAMSBURG — A Williamsburg slam poetry team recently took first in a state slam poetry event, and then went on to place in the top 10 in the nation. Williamsburg’s Slam Connection was one of six ...

'Stories with a Heartbeat' is a new podcast from WUNC using a poetic lens to explore conflict. As athletes from around the world compete for gold in Rio this summer, poets from across the U.S. are ...

Illustration by Adriana Georgopulos.(Saul Willams photo by Walter McBride / Getty Images / Ntozake Shange photo by Daniel Zuchnik / WireImage) the greatest Americans have not been born yet they are ...

Community members face off in a haiku battle at Saturday Night Slam Series at The Wall on Feb. 9. (Kylee Lapeyrouse) BYU students and community members gathered over drinks and fries at The Wall Feb.

WILLIAMSBURG — This Friday, Williamsburg will be center stage for the state’s biggest slam poetry event when the Virginia Team Poetry Slam Championship comes to the Kimball Theatre. Originally called ...