Describing the art form as a form of therapy, Esther says many of her fellow slam poets write about the theme of conflict.

Poetry and feminism have always been intertwined but in recent years, many new feminist and queer voices have emerged and ...

In the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, young women, like Esther Abumba, are turning to slam poetry to express their ...

Slam Nuba, but in March the city hosted its largest poetry event to date: the Women of the World Poetry Slam. And then a local won it: Longtime poet and 37-year-old mother of four Dominique ...

Challenge what you think you know about gender, power, sexuality, race and class. Bucknell women’s & gender studies majors have opportunities to study the legacy of slavery in the Middle East, ...

Shelly Conley, a prominent figure in Milwaukee's poetry slam scene, has been named the city's new Poet Laureate. Conley is ...

And luckily for us, there are plenty of poetry collections – new and old – to get stuck into, all written by women. From mental health and gender identity to race and religion, the best poems ...

Now videos of McNish’s home-recorded poems have received millions of views. Slam poetry, or spoken word poetry, is an art form that allows the poet to get across their point of view and express ...

“Poetry Live!” is not just named as such — event co-host and Jones lecturer Hieu Minh Nguyen invited the audience to engage “not as readers or as listeners, but as active participants in ...

In poetry slam, the delivery and rhythms of the words is at times even more important than the poem. Each slam poet has three minutes to present their poem in front of a five-member jury and the ...