Poetry is my therapy - I hope people hear my accent and feel inspired

With #Poetry amassing more than 93m Instagram posts alone, is the spoken word resonating more than ever?
The Hoya

Poetry Speaks in D.C.

Angela Williams (COL ’17) has not always been a poet. Though she often journaled in high school, it was not until her sophomore year, when she attended a meeting of Corpus Collective, Georgetown’s ...
Backstage

Spoken Word: Everything to Know About the Art of Oral Poetry

From ancient Greek soapbox soliloquies to viral TikTok videos of poetry slams, spoken word has always charged language with kinetic immediacy. Encompassing a unique blend of honesty and an engaging ...
Newsday

Spoken word poetry and open mic nights thrive on LI

"We had a similar start,” Dillon Brown said, amused to compare his own initiation as a poet with that of Langston Hughes, a leading voice of the Harlem Renaissance and a frequent visitor to Long ...
Post and Courier

'There is no divide between any of us': Columbia spoken word poets stand together

Spoken word poetry is not merely an art form but a communion of soul, experience and understanding. Spend one night tucked in the back of House of Hathor on Columbia’s North Main Street and you’ll ...