Lessons from Slam Poetry Movements Across Continents

Lessons from Slam Poetry Movements Across Continents

Beyond Borders, Beneath the Mic, slam poetry is more than performance. It is people, structure, and purpose. I have watched countries breathe poetry with different lungs. Some with rhythm but no ribs. Others, a full skeleton and skin funded, intentional, and fierce....
Poetry Is Public Service, Just Not the Kind You Budget For

Poetry Is Public Service, Just Not the Kind You Budget For

In Ghana, when people want to understand the state of the nation, they don’t wait for press conferences. They listen to music. They watch comedians. They show up at poetry shows. That’s where truth leaks. It’s not that politicians aren’t speaking. It’s that the people...