Marc Kelly Smith had a great idea in the early 1980s: make poetry readings more palatable. He had thought, “Why is this artform that I have been writing and reading most of my life presented onstage ...

RENSSELAER, N.Y. (WRGB) — Nearly two dozen students from several local schools competed in the 3rd Annual Capital Region Poetry Slam at Doane Stuart, performing their original works before a packed ...

When McDaniel High School librarian Nancy Sullivan originally started the first youth poetry slam competitions in Portland in 2005, she didn’t have any concept of the new event’s staying power.

Were you Seen at the third annual Capital Region Poetry Slam on April 23, 2025, at Doane Stuart School in Rensselaer? Twenty students from 10 local high schools competed in the showdown on Shakespeare ...

The festival will run from Nov. 7-9; participating businesses include Structures Brewing, Wink Wink and Pickford Cinema.

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RENSSELAER, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Capital Region high school students will compete for a cash prize at the second annual Capital Region Poetry Slam on Thursday night. Five local authors will judge the ...

What if the outpouring became the inspiration for a work of poetry and could be accepted internationally? This is the story ...

WILLIAMSBURG — This Friday, Williamsburg will be center stage for the state’s biggest slam poetry event when the Virginia Team Poetry Slam Championship comes to the Kimball Theatre. Originally called ...

The Vermilion Poetry Society has announced that it will host its first Poetry Slam Contest, according to a news release. The event will take place July 24 at the Vermilion Boat Club, at 5416 Liberty ...