People are clicking on poetry on Twitter. They're listening to poems on podcasts. They're buying poetry collections on Amazon. But on Monday night in St. Paul, they were hearing poetry in person. A ...

Poet Britteney Conner redefined consent in her spoken word poem "Consent" at the Rustbelt Regional Poetry Slam in Detroit. In her poem, posted to Button Poetry, Conner defines consent in multiple ...

Charlotte's inaugural poet laureate, Junious 'Jay' Ward, communicates the cultural legacy of poetry through writing and teaching, all in the pursuit of a Black future.

Local poet Chris Williams saw a meme, wrote a poem, and won Grand Champion of Button Poetry’s 2021 Video Contest. Of course, a lot happened in between, so let’s get into it. Anyone who knows Williams ...

If you were part of a specific genre of 2000s “creative weirdos,” you may have found yourself pulled into the spoken word poetry scene. The art form — which, as the name implies, includes any poetry ...