If the young poets were nervous, it didn't show. Each of the teenage bards walked or bounded onstage and recited her or his verses with self-assurance and enthusiasm - apparently undaunted by the ...

One by one, the young poets took the stage at Cesar E. Chavez Elementary School in Oxnard Thursday to read their work to the crowd of families. The roughly four dozen students, ...

“We look forward to celebrating this next group of young poets as they take the stage and share their voices with the city.” The May 17 ceremony is free and open to the public.

One of the most pivotal moments of my life as a young poet was being taught by Kamau Brathwaite, may he rest in peace. ... particularly listening to the Black poets on stage.

Avery r. young strutted, danced and stomped along the stage, working up a sweat as he pumped up the crowd. It was a rousing performance for Chicago’s first poet laureate, making his first public ...

Featuring a broad range of poets from across the literary and musical spectrum (Staceyann Chin, Black Ice, Nikki Giovanni, the rapper DMX), the series cemented the connection between spoken word ...

The Stage Left Community Arts Center will host a series, “Young Playwrights, Poets & Storytellers,” beginning Sunday from 2:30 to 4 p.m. at the Trinity Playhouse, 234 E. Lincoln Way in downtown Lisbon ...

In 2014, the young talent released an original poetry album Spoken Word & Music. In a recent interview with IOL, she said: “When I got that big break, I was hungry enough for it, and had to make ...