On Sunday afternoon, a pioneer of performance poetry will return to Philadelphia for a rare appearance. Marty Watt of Philadelphia is credited with turning poetry readings into performance art in the ...

More than 50 years after her grandmother saw the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his famed “I Have a Dream” speech, 9-year-old Leontyn Gbegan spent her Sunday morning in a room overlooking the ...

Photo of middle, high school students, and staff at the 2023 Youth Poetry Summit. Writing. Emotional expression. Stage presence. All of the fundamental skills of performance poetry will be on display ...

If you search the Internet for “reading aloud to children,” you’ll see a number of results describing the huge benefits to children. If you search the Internet for “reading poetry to children,” you’ll ...

"Poetry can validate young people and give them a voice." That was the message to pupils at a secondary school in Bolton, Greater Manchester, who say they have been "inspired" to express themselves ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook A microphone always helps get your message to the masses. But in the right hands, a microphone ...

Poet and educator Kwame Alexander stops by to chat about poetry with NPR's Rachel Martin. He shares some ideas for poems to read with kids and tips for getting kids to write some of their own. Oh, the ...

Anyone who has heard Jamila Woods' music knows she's an extraordinary artist. In our inaugural edition of Slingshot, you'll also learn what an extraordinary person she is, too. Woods' lyrics depict a ...