Full Title: "Queen Sheba, Atlanta Spoken Word-Poet Earns Second Grammy® Nomination for her Groundbreaking Album, Civil Writes: The South Got Something to Say [Press Release]" ATLANTA, GA, November 14, 2024 – Civil Writes: The South Got Something to Say, the latest album by acclaimed spoken word poet Queen Sheba, has been nominated for a 2025 … Continue reading Queen Sheba, Atlanta Spoken Word-Poet Earns Second Grammy Nomination [Press Release] (via Queen Sheba)
https://www.youtube.com/embed/tvD_NvRLO-A?si=DWCd5BKhKmlnWjJt Additional Info: Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form. Information courtesy, YouTube
Full Title: "Poetry by History’s Greatest Poets or AI? People Can’t Tell the Difference—and Even Prefer the Latter. What Gives? (via Singularity Hub)" Here are some lines Sylvia Plath never wrote: The air is thick with tension,My mind is a tangled mess,The weight of my emotionsIs heavy on my chest. This apparently Plath-like verse was … Continue reading Poetry by History’s Greatest Poets or AI? People Can’t Tell the Difference (via Singularity Hub)
https://www.youtube.com/embed/OrOdgRcKhB8?si=erRrimBh8xnJM98O Additional Info: This is Kira J performing "If I Never Get to Love You" at the Voices In Power Poetry Open Mic Experience in Brooklyn, NY, August 2024. Information courtesy, YouTube
Congratulations to the 2025 GRAMMY nominees for Best Spoken Word Poetry Album: Queen Sheba, Omari Hardwick, Malik Yusef, Tank and the Bangas and Mad Skillz! The 67th annual GRAMMY awards will take place on February 2, 2025. The 2025 GRAMMYs season is in full swing. The 2025 GRAMMY nominations have been officially announced, leading up … Continue reading Here Are Your 2025 Nominees for Best Spoken Word Poetry Album (via Recording Academy)
Additional Info: Kelsey Bigelow has performed her spoken word poem "Kind of Like Lidocaine" across the country. This video is a compilation of some of those performances. In order of first appearance: Poets & Pints, Minneapolis, MN (June 2024) Write About Now, Houston, TX (August 2024) Poets' Mondays, Milwaukee, WI (June 2024) Looking Glass, Janesville, … Continue reading (Video) Kelsey Bigelow | Kind of Like Lidocaine
Santa Clarita, CA The city of Santa Clarita is accepting entries for the 2025 Sidewalk Poetry Project. This annual initiative invites residents and individuals with connections to Santa Clarita to contribute their short poems for a chance to be featured on the city’s sidewalks. All poets, whether amateur or professional, are welcome to submit their … Continue reading Santa Clarita accepting submissions for Sidewalk Poetry Project (via Santa Clarita Valley Signal)
Additional Info: Clint Smith performing at The Bell House in Brooklyn, NY Button Poetry showcases the power and diversity of voices in the poetry community. By encouraging and broadcasting the best and brightest performance poets of today, we hope to broaden poetry's audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation … Continue reading (Video) Clint Smith | Dance Party
••• Spoiler alert: Nothing's changed! Posting will resume on August 19, 2024. In this letter, our founder speaks on our hiatus and issues a PSA. ••• ••• Dear Poets + Poetry Lovers, Ten and a half years in, who would've thought that you'd find us taking our very first sabbatical? And without notice! The Poet's … Continue reading Letter from the Editor
Wilmington, NC As Juneteenth events kick off around the community, neighbors and artists came together at the ‘Speak Ya Peace’ Juneteenth Celebration on Sunday, June 16. The Juneteenth Committee of Wilmington Inc. and Speak Ya Peace hosted the celebration complete with poetry readings, spoken word, and music. Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in … Continue reading ‘Speak Ya Peace’ holds Juneteenth celebration at Cameron Art Museum (via WECT)
