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Poetry & Spoken Word Competition Winner: Suhanee Mitragotri
Like the Transcendentalist authors who inspire her, it was the connection to nature that drew...
Meet Poetry Winner Lee Gaines
When Lee Gaines sat down to write their poem “you will always be from alabama,” they experienced...
Poetry & Spoken Word 2020 Competition Winners Announced
Poetry and spoken word are all about connection, dear writers: Connecting with readers (and...
Guest Judge Annie Te Whiu on Poetry & Spoken Word
Poetry and spoken word are unique, empowering genres, dear writers. They enliven and educate,...
9 Spoken Word Poetry Exercises
by Lisa Hiton
Whether you sit down at a family Seder each year to retell the story of the Jews...
Norah Rami on the Art of Performance Poetry
Norah Rami, the winner of Best Performance in our Poetry and Spoken Word Competition, thrives on...
Learning Poetic Language Terms
For most readers, poetry is the genre of literature that holds an air of mystery over us. Poems...
Poetry & Spoken Word Competition Winners Announced 2019
Our April writing competition celebrated poetry in all of its various forms–from slam to ode and...