Buddy Wakefield performs "Pretend" in the final round of the 2004 iWPS in Greenville, SC.Videographers: Gabrielle Bouliane and Tazuo Yamaguchi Read More

 Corbet Dean performs "Habit of Hate" on the stage of the Individual Wold Poetry Slam Finals in 2004. Videographers: Gabrielle Bouliane, Tazuo Yamaguchi Read More

Shane Koyczan performs "Beethoven" in the Individual National Poetry Slam Championship 2000 in Providence, R.I.Lead videographer: Tazuo Yamaguchi Read More

Taylor Mali. MC, introduces Ali Langston, performing his poem "For What Are You Willing to Die? at Individual World Poetry Slam 2004 in Greenville, SC.Videographers: Gabrielle Bouliane, Tazu… Read More

T.S. Elliot's Lost Hip-Hop Poem By Jeremy RichardsPerformed by Jeremy Richards and Nathan Ramos at the 2002 National Poetry Slam's Team ChampionshipLet us roll then… Read More

 Aja, Uninvited and Tahami Salah from Nuyorican, NY performs "Faith" during  NPS 2007 in Austin, TX as an unscored poem in compensation for a technical error that occurred earlier… Read More

 December 2000, FlagSlam founded.First FlagSlam DynastyThe Founders' Era In 2001, 12th National Poetry Slam in Seattle, Wash.:Grand Slam Champion: Josh FlemingNick FoxChris LaneChr… Read More

Gypsee Yo from Atlanta, Ga., performs "To My Daughter, Emma" during the finals night showcase of remarkable poems selected from prelim bouts at National Poetry Slam 2007 in Austin, Texas.&nb… Read More

Host Mike Henry introduces emcee Patricia Smith who introduces NPS contestant, Shappy with his poem "Does She Like Me?" Read More

Taylor Mali, MC, introduces Celena Glenn who performs her poem, "Roach Motel" in Round 2 of iWPS 2004 in Greenville, SC.Videographer: Gabrielle Bouliane  Read More

 Paula Friedrich introduces Cass King performing "It's Not Easy Being a Victim in the '90s." Read More

Patricia Smith introduces GNO at the National Poetry Slam in Providence, RI in August of 2000 where he performs, "Say, 'WORD'."Videographer: Gabrielle Bouliane Read More

At NPS 2009 in West Palm Beach, FL, Taylor Mali of New York, NY offers "What Teachers Make" at the PG Slam in a public library. This poem can be found elsewhere on this site in context as Sl… Read More

(Written in response to numerous Facebook posts of "your poems are not good because ..." and "in the old days of poetry slam)IOur poems were never that goodno one's were or the world we… Read More

Haiku (俳句) is a form of Japanese poetry consisting of 17 syllables in three metrical phrases of 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables.Japanese haiku typically contain a kigo, o… Read More

On August 19, 1959, Mine-Mill Workers went on strike against the Anaconda Company after failed negotiations. Miners from Butte, Anaconda, Great Falls, and Helena set up pickets around t… Read More

Chosen by the five judges in the audience after three rounds of high-energy, competitive spoken word at the Sedona International Film Festival's Mary D. Fisher Theatre, the top three poets a… Read More

The Sedona Poetry Slam proudly welcomes Arizona slam poetry legend Bill Campana to the stage on Saturday, April 13, as performance poets bringing high-energy, competitive spoken word to the… Read More

With the fourth poetry slam of the Sedona Poetry Slam's 15th season, performance poets will bring high-energy, competitive spoken word to the Mary D. Fisher Theatre on Saturday, March 9, sta… Read More

Taylor Mali, MC, introduces Buddy Wakefield who performs "A Waste" in Round 2 of the 2004 iWPS in Greenville, SCVideographers: Gabrielle Bouliane and Tazuo Yamaguchi BUDDY WAKEFIELD is… Read More

Performance poets will compete for the third time this season, bringing high-energy, competitive spoken word to the Mary D. Fisher Theatre starting at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3.B-JamThe top… Read More

"Langston"by Christopher Fox Grahamfor one little girlgrowing up in the segregated South,Langston was her favorite Poet Langston Hughes signs autographs for young fans.Photograph by Gri… Read More

 With 2023 in the rear-view mirror and 2024 underway, the Sedona Poetry Slam enters its 15th season (but 16th year!) of performance poets bringing high-energy, competitive spoken word t… Read More

 Lauren Perry performing "Rock'em Sock'em" at The Rebel Lounge in Phoenix, on Oct. 18, 2022.Ghost Poetry Show is committed to creating a community of writers from the greater Phoenix ar… Read More

Monarch the Poet performing "10 Rules" at The Rebel Lounge in Phoenix, AZ on September 12, 2022.Ghost Poetry Show is committed to creating a community of writers from the greater Phoenix are… Read More

The Pyramid at Austerlitz"Grass"by Carl SandburgPile the bodies high at Austerlitz and Waterloo.Shovel them under and let me work—               … Read More

"Three Years Later" by Atlas St. Cloud  at The Rebel Lounge in Phoenix on Oct. 18, 2022.Ghost Poetry Show is committed to creating a community of writers from the greater Phoenix a… Read More

 "The Minister of Loneliness" by Sarah Kay at Gray Area in San Francisco, Calif.Subscribe to Button: http://bit.ly/buttonpoetryButton Facebook: http://facebook.com/button… Read More

With 2023 in the rear-view mirror and 2024 underway, the Sedona Poetry Slam enters its 16th year of performance poets bringing high-energy, competitive spoken word to the Mary D. Fisher Thea… Read More

 "The Distance"by Danny Sherrardput me in the distance now if you guys don't knowthe Distance it's out there it's kind of like where the truth has this way of answer… Read More

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"Justino"By Ryan BrownIt took him forty-eight yearsto become a dishwasherat Pita Jungle.Nine bucks an hour,thirty-some hours a week,sweat pouring off his browto mask the exhaustion of a face… Read More

"Side of the Road" is some daydreaming about recently-old relationships and moving along on a long uninterrupted wide-open-country motorcycle trip to Redstone, Colo. danseamanfmx/localafpro… Read More

The Sedona Poetry Slam returns for its 15th season Saturday, Oct. 7. Performance poets will bring high-energy, competitive spoken word to the Mary D. Fisher Theatre starting at 7:30 p.m.&nbs… Read More

"Lessons I Learned From Selena" by Gigi Bella, at Project X, Bronx N.Y.https://www.SlamFind.com is a simple yet powerful platform for you to find live spoken word venues near you and watch s… Read More

"OCD"by Neil HilbornThe first time I saw her,Everything in my head went quiet.All the ticks, all the constantly refreshing images just disappeared.When you have Obsessive Compulsive Disorde… Read More

"In Which I Do Not Fear Harvey Dent" by Brenna TwohySubscribe to Button: http://bit.ly/buttonpoetryGet Brenna’s book, SWALLOWTAIL: http://bit.ly/brennaswallowtailButton Facebook:… Read More

Hanif Abdurraqib is a poet, essayist, and cultural critic from Columbus, Ohio. His poetry has been published in Muzzle, Vinyl, PEN American, and various other journals. His essays and m… Read More

"It's A Lot" by Jon Sandsreading at Berl's Poetry Shop in Brooklyn, December 12th, 2018. Jon Sands is a winner of the 2018 National Poetry Series, selected for his second book, It's Not… Read More

 Feb 12, 2018Subscribe to Button: http://bit.ly/buttonpoetryCheck out more beautiful films from Motionpoems: http://motionpoems.orgIf you loved this poem, check out Hanif Abdurraqib: ht… Read More

"Medulla Linguae" by Christopher Fox GrahamDa mihi stigmataaltius quam pellissuper ossa mea spinasuper omnes vertebrasin omni lingua humanaThreicae eorum verbum pro "poetica"ut nulla li… Read More

"Wika ng Gulugod"by Christopher Fox Grahambigyan mo ako ng tattoomas malalim pa sa balatsa buto ng aking gulugodpapunta sa ibabaw ng bawat vertebraesa bawat wika ng taotattoo ang kanilang sa… Read More

Photo courtesy of Sheikh Mehedi Morshed"মেরুদণ্ডের ভাষা" By Christopher Fox Grahamআমù… Read More

Потьомкінські сходи в Одесі, Ук
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Mặt trời chiếu lên ruộng bậc thang của những cánh đồng lúa ở phía tây bắc Việt Nam."Ng… Read More

הרובע היהודי בירושלים"שפת עמוד
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Η 24η Ιουλίου 1974 σηματοδότησε την απο&k… Read More

د "پښتو ژبې"by Christopher Fox Grahamما ته یو ټټو راکړئ
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"Mæna Tungumál"by Christopher Fox Grahamgefðu mér húðflúrdýpra en húðiná hryggbeinunumá yfirborði allra hryggjar… Read More

"ကျောရိုးဘာသာစကား"by Christopher Fox Grahamတက်တူးထ&#… Read More

"Spinale Taal"by Christopher Fox Grahamgeef me een tatoeagedieper dan de huidop de botten van mijn wervelkolomop het oppervlak van elke wervelin elke menselijke taaltatoeëer hun woord v… Read More

Selamat Tahun Baru daripada Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia"Bahasa Tunjang" by Christopher Fox Graham beri saya tatulebih dalam daripada kulitpada tulang tulang belakang sayake permukaan se… Read More

عام سَعيد"لغة العمود الفقري" by Christopher Fox… Read More

"Linguaggio Spinale" by Christopher Fox GrahamDammi un tatuaggiopiù profondo della pellesulle ossa della mia colonna vertebralesulla superficie di ogni vertebrain ogni lingua uma… Read More

Qunu, South Africa"Ulwimi Lomqolo" by Christopher Fox Grahamndinike tattoonzulu kunesikhumbaemathanjeni omqolo wamphezu kwamathambo omqolo ngamnyengolwimi ngalunye lomntutattoo igama la… Read More

 Julia Zimmerman and Kaia Placa perform "Pledge" at the Sedona Public Library on July 17, 2010 Read More

"Lenguaje Espinal" by Christopher Fox GrahamTs'áaten juntúul tatuajejach asab taamil u u yoot'elti' le baako'obo' in columna vertebralway Amal vértebratu Amal t'aan… Read More

"Jazyk Páteře"by Christopher Fox GrahamDej mi tetováníhlubší než kůžena kostech páteřena povrch každého obratle… Read More

"척추 언어"by Christopher Fox Graham나에게 문신을 줘피부보다 깊숙이내 ᑵ… Read More

Paris"Langage Rachidien" by Christopher Fox GrahamDonnez-moi un tatouageplus profond que la peaudans les os de ma colonne vertébraleà la surface de chaque vertèbred… Read More

"Spinal Språk"by Christopher Fox GrahamGi meg en tatoveringDypere enn hudenpå beinene i ryggraden minpå overflaten av hver ryggvirvelpå alle menneskelige tungemå… Read More

ላሊበላ - Lalibela"የአከርካሪ ቋንቋ" by Christopher Fox Grahamንቅሳት ስጠኝ/… Read More

Skellig Michael, 7.2 miles west of the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland"Teanga an Dromlaigh" by Christopher Fox Grahamtabhair tatú domníos doimhne ná crai… Read More

Tuku Iho "Reo Tuaiwi" by Christopher Fox Grahamhōmai he moko ki a auhōhonu ake i te kirii runga i nga wheua o taku tuaiwiki runga i te mata o ia vertebraei ia arero tangatamok… Read More

ᖁᕕᐊᓱᒋᑦᑎ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᖓᓂ "ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖅ ᕿᒥᕐᓗȍ… Read More

"Limbajul Coloanei Vertebrale"de Christopher Fox Grahamdă-mi un tatuajmai adânc decât pieleape oasele coloanei vertebralepe suprafața fiecărei vertebreîn fie… Read More

"Spinale Sprache"by Christopher Fox Grahamgib mir ein Tattootiefer als die Hautauf den Knochen meiner Wirbelsäuleauf die Oberfläche jedes Wirbelsin jeder Menschenspracheihr Wort f… Read More

「 脊 椎 言 語 」by Christopher Fox Grahamタトゥーをください肌より深い… Read More

Entzierroak San Fermin jaian, Iruñean, Nafarroan, Espainian."Hizkuntza Espinala"by Christopher Fox GrahamEmadazu tatuaje batazala baino sakonagoanire bizkarrezurraren hezurretanorno b… Read More

"Llenguatge Espinal"by Christopher Fox GrahamDóna'm un tatuatgemés profund que la pellsobre els ossos de la columna vertebrala la superfície de totes les vèrtebre… Read More

"Asụsụ Ọkpụkpụ"by Christopher Fox GrahamNye m egbugbumiri karịa anụ ahụn'ọkpụkpụ nke ọkpụkpụ azụ mn'… Read More

"Spinal Language"by Christopher Fox Grahamgive me a tattoodeeper than skinon the bones of my spineonto the surface of every vertebraein every human tonguetattoo their word for “poetry… Read More

गंगा नदी पर वाराणसी"रीढ़ की हड्ड&#… Read More

"Omurga Dili"by Christopher Fox Grahambana bir dövme verderiden daha derinomurgamın kemikleri üzerindeher omurun yüzeyineher insan dilinde"şiir" için kelimele… Read More

香港特別行政區"脊髓語言" by Christopher Fox Graham畀我紋身比皮膚更ę… Read More

Rudy Francisco performing "To The Girl Who Works At Starbucks" at Write About Now Poetry. Francisco is one of the most recognizable names in Spoken Word Poetry.  He was born, rai… Read More

 Alex Copeland and Jensen McRae, performing at the 2015 Get Lit Classic Slam in Los Angeles Read More

Iain Kohn, Pathum Madigapola & Khamal Iwuanyanwu, performing at the 2015 Get Lit Classic Slam in Los Angele Read More

The Sedona Poetry Slam has reached the final slam of the season before the summer break Saturday, May 13. Performance poets will bring high-energy, competitive spoken word to the Mary D. Fis… Read More

Amina Iro and Hannah Halpern, from DC's Youth Slam Poetry Team, compete at the 2014 Common Ground Awards The Common Ground Awards are produced by Search for Common Ground, an international… Read More

Sierra DeMulder is an internationally-recognized poet, educator, and podcast host. She is a two-time National Poetry Slam champion, a five-time published author (The Bones Below, New Shoes… Read More

Derrick C. Brown is a novelist, comedian, poet, and storyteller. He is the winner of the 2013 Texas Book of The Year award for Poetry. He is a former paratrooper for the 82nd Airborne. He… Read More

Solli Raphael from Coffs Harbour in New South Wales delivers an encore performance at the Australian Poetry Slam national final to a full house at the Sydney Opera House, becoming the compet… Read More

Danny Solis was my first slam hero, a powerhouse of the Southwestern slam scenes. His poetry was awesome to behold. We bouted numerous times at Southwest Shootout, he sincerely complime… Read More

Khamal Iwuanyanwu, performing at the 2015 Get Lit Classic Slam in Los Angeles, CA.Button Poetry is committed to developing a coherent and effective system of production, distribution, promot… Read More

Danny Sherrard wows the crowd at the Applesauce Teahouse in Flagstaff in November 2007Born in Seattle, Washington on August 29, 1985, Sherrand he won the Individual National Poetry Slam com… Read More

Lydia Gates represented the Flagstaff Poetry Slam as the Flagstaff Slam Champion at the All-Arizona Slam Championship in Maricopa. She also is the Slam Master for the Flagstaff Poetry Slam… Read More

Jennifer Weston performing "A Love Letter to Poets" at The Rebel Lounge in Phoenix, on Feb. 16, 2022.Ghost Poetry Show is committed to creating a community of writers from the greater Phoeni… Read More

The penultimate installment of a series is often one the best, and that will be the case as the Sedona Poetry Slam returns for its penultimate slam of the season Saturday, April 1, as an eve… Read More

B Jam, aka Ben Gardea, performing "Some Bullshit" at The Rebel Lounge in Phoenix, on March 9, 2022. >Ghost Poetry Show is committed to creating a community of writers from the greater Pho… Read More

Tomi Simmons performing "I Hate" at The Rebel Lounge in Phoenix, on Feb 7, 2022.Ghost Poetry Show is committed to creating a community of writers from the greater Phoenix area (and beyond) t… Read More

Stevie Adams performing "Sunflower" at The Rebel Lounge in Phoenix, on March 9, 2022.Ghost Poetry Show is committed to creating a community of writers from the greater Phoenix area (and beyo… Read More

I'm honored that Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff has asked me to perform the poems "To the Planet Formerly Known as Pluto" and "Clyde Tombaugh" at the 2023 I ❤ Pluto Festival at the O… Read More

The Klute, aka Bernard Schober [Feb. 8, 1973-July 18, 2022], performing "Fun For The Whole Family" at The Rebel Lounge in Phoenix, on March 23, 2022.Ghost Poetry Show is committed to creatin… Read More

Stacy Eden performing "Nice Guys" at The Rebel Lounge in Phoenix, on March 9, 2022.Ghost Poetry Show is committed to creating a community of writers from the greater Phoenix area (and beyond… Read More

Thomas Cooper performing "Hell" at The Rebel Lounge in Phoenix, on March 9, 2022.Ghost Poetry Show is committed to creating a community of writers from the greater Phoenix area (and beyond)… Read More

Civil performing "Mollycoddled" at The Rebel Lounge in Phoenix, on Feb 16, 2022.Ghost Poetry Show is committed to creating a community of writers from the greater Phoenix area (and beyond) t… Read More

Emily Comstock performing "At Least That Way You Can Stay" at The Rebel Lounge in Phoenix, on March 9, 2022.Ghost Poetry Show is committed to creating a community of writers from the greater… Read More

 With 2022 in the rearview and 2023 underway, the Sedona Poetry Slam enters its 15th year of performance poets bringing high-energy, competitive spoken word to the Mary D. Fisher Theatr… Read More

Oak Creek at the Rainbow Trout Farm and Rainbow Mobile Home Park in Oak Creek Canyon around 4:45 p.m. On Sunday, Jan, 1, 2023. Athena and I went for a drive to see snow and I shot this on th… Read More