It's been a difficult year for many people. NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks with poet Danez Smith about using poetry to understand and process complex emotions like grief. As the year comes to an end, we ...
Turning a written poem into a captivating live performance takes more than just reading aloud—it’s about refining language, shaping rhythm, and engaging your listeners. From tightening imagery to ...
Spoken word poetry fuses the craft of writing with the energy of live performance, turning personal truths into shared, transformative experiences. It’s about shaping words for the ear, delivering ...
On Sunday afternoon, a pioneer of performance poetry will return to Philadelphia for a rare appearance. Marty Watt of Philadelphia is credited with turning poetry readings into performance art in the ...
Both poetry and successful psychotherapy can require us to access our deepest feelings. Thus, the task of “finding the right words in the right order” unites the clinician, the patient, and the poet, ...
As the year comes to an end, we don't want to lose sight of the fact that it's been a difficult one for a lot of people. With the pandemic raging due to the omicron variant, slow economic recovery and ...