Poet/Curator Taalam Acey honed his poetic skills growing up in Newark. Now known as “The Godfather of Spoken Word,” Acey triumphantly returns home to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center's (NJPAC) ...

Released as a 7-inch 45 RPM single in 1970, the haunting spoken-word track told the story of a lonely soldier and ...

The spoken word. The most intimate of ways to communicate. Few things can generate more emotion or immediate action. It’s said that King Solomon remarked, “Death and life are in the power of the ...

Following the widespread praise of Donovan Livingston’s spoken-word poem, “Lift Off,” which went viral after he delivered it at the Harvard Graduate School of Education convocation last month, ...

This week, we’re taking a look at NPR/Edison Research’s new report on spoken word audio. While the latest NPR/Edison Spoken Word Audio Report defines spoken word as anything other than music, ...

Edison Research and NPR presented the new spoken word data Tuesday which showed, since 2014, share of time spent listening to spoken word audio has increased 20%, while time spent with music decreased ...

These country songs uphold the classic tradition of spoken-word lyrics. Revisit this convention of country music via these hits.

Spoken word poetry is not merely an art form but a communion of soul, experience and understanding. Spend one night tucked in the back of House of Hathor on Columbia’s North Main Street and you’ll ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mack Wilberg, The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square music director, Derrick Porter, “Music & the Spoken Word” executive producer ...

Audiences for spoken-word audio listening in the United States continue to grow, as does our overall listening time to spoken content. Those are findings of a report from NPR and Edison Research, the ...

Somerville, NJ (November 11, 2021) NPR and Edison Research released the 2021 Spoken Word Audio Report today, revealing the continued increased consumption of spoken word audio in the U.S. and the ...

Thousands of years ago, the ancient Greeks recited epic poems aloud. Actors have breathed life into Shakespeare’s soliloquies since the 16th century. Now, a pair of poet-educators are working to bring ...