As I weaved through the verses, I felt myself steadying on stage, anticipating the next line and delivering it with just the ...

For Asghar, that goal is a reason to create spoken word poetry, using the language in new ways and to address stories at the margins, including her own. The Obamas hosted a "Poetry Jam" Tuesday ...

African spoken word poetry is deeply rooted in the continent's rich oral traditions. For millennia, stories, histories, and ...