In his 1974 anthology Revolution of the World: A New Gathering of American Avant Garde Poetry 1914–1945, Jerome Rothenberg introduced American poet Bob Brown to those of us of a certain generation, ...

In Nostalgia and Tears F’Orile, Lolá Fábòwálé reminds that language is a living thing that joins and connects even when it speaks of distances. In the title itself, we see this playing with language ...

This short video shows us three different American Sign Language poems – two of which are less than a minute long. They give us an idea of poetry that is entirely out of most mainstream experience, ...

In September 1821, the Italian poet Giacomo Leopardi reflected on the nature of poetic language. Why do poets choose some terms and not others? Which words can be called “poetic”? In his notebook, ...

From ancient Greek soapbox soliloquies to viral TikTok videos of poetry slams, spoken word has always charged language with kinetic immediacy. Encompassing a unique blend of honesty and an engaging ...

The way we talk and chatter really seems to matter. If our words are a delight, people think that we are right. You might shudder at my clumsy attempt at poetry above, but research suggests that there ...

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