Poetry nights may have started as a trend, but three stage shows have proved the art form has staying power. The poetry slam began in 1980s Chicago, getting a boost from Larenz Tate’s sultry open-mic ...

Mic Check Poetry Fest in Iowa City offers workshops for writers of all types and ages, in addition to spoken word poetry performances. (Mic Check Poetry Fest) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio ...

The Motown Museum will give Detroit’s aspiring poets and musicians their time to shine when they present the grand finale of the third annual Motown Mic: The Spoken Word, at 8 p.m. on June 24 at The ...

This Friday marks the one year anniversary of Word Open Mic Night hosted by Emdash in the independent bookstore’s Jersey City location. It’s the last Friday of each month, in fact, that has marked the ...

After almost a year in the works, the Word Dog community open mic is becoming an increasingly popular place in Missoula for people to bring spoken word to the stage. But participation is not limited ...

Living in a UNESCO city of literature undoubtedly immerses its residents in the act of reading, but there’s a certain performative element that is sometimes overlooked. Spoken word poetry combines ...

With the latest version of Dragon Dictation for Mac, users of the speech recognition program no longer need to choose between talking and typing when creating documents in Microsoft Word. Dragon ...