The spoken-word poetry movement, which surged in the 1960s, took on new life in the 1990s -- thriving in cafes and bars where bohemians poured out their souls. Atlanta has plenty of underground ...

In 1974, Marvin and Ruth Sackner began gathering works of “concrete poetry," poems whose words and typography are arranged to convey meaning graphically. But they didn’t know the genre was ...

Concrete Poetry: Words and Sounds in Graphic Space at the Getty Research Institute, reveals the wealth of the GRI’s holdings. Curated by Nancy Perloff, assisted by Christina Aube, this small but ...

Poetry found me at a young age. When I think about the role that poetry now plays in my life, I think of poetry intertwined with performance and design and the movement of my daily life.

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Kyle Peterson, Jillian Melchior and Dan Henninger. Image: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images About 18 months ago, at age 79, I ...

In “Spoken Word: A Cultural History,” Joshua Bennett traces the roots, rise and influence of a movement that continues to reverberate. By Tas Tobey When you purchase an independently reviewed ...

The northwest-side writer, whose main genre of writing is poetry, came into art as a means of healing at the age of 14 when her 17-year-old step-brother died after being shot more than 20 times.

A live poetry competition will take place on the Art Museum of South Texas' rooftop during its monthly Third Thursday event on Thursday. Starting around 5 p.m., each performer will have three ...