If you were part of a specific genre of 2000s “creative weirdos,” you may have found yourself pulled into the spoken word poetry scene. The art form — which, as the name implies, includes any poetry ...

PuroSlam’s fearless leader Shaggy takes center stage as sacrificial poet for round one See, there is this place where people participate in a ritual derived from the verbal tradition of telling and ...

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 ...

Jannik Sinner was in for quite a shock during the Six Kings Slam on Wednesday when a fan managed to run onto the court and tried to ask the Italian tennis star for the Nike jacket he was wearing. The ...

To those of us who still think of poetry as something to quietly read — usually alone, and sipping a cool beverage — the word “poetry” sounds uncomfortably awkward next to the word “slam.” But that's ...