slam poetry

Saul Williams is talented in so many areas, including music, acting, and poetry.At the invitation of the office of the poet laureate of Clark County,…

"Nate was mannered and practical. He stormed precisely. / Ophelia nibbled weirdly on the tips of depressions."

Las Vegas’ Battle Born Slam team makes its way to Decatur, Georgia next week to compete in national competition.The team works for months to prepare for…

Click the photos to hear poets reading their work.Harry FagelKari O'ConnorIda Marie CollinsKeith Brantley There are poets, and then there are spoken-word…

Click the photos to hear poets reading their work.Harry FagelKari O'ConnorIda Marie CollinsKeith Brantley There are poets, and then there are spoken-word…

Keith Brantley is the host of Poet's Corner, the longest-running open mic event in Las Vegas. The event, which got started about 14 years ago, was a huge…

Ida Marie "Solid" Collins is the host of Poetry in Motion, a group that's designed to highlight Hip Hop and R&B artists in Las Vegas. Their atmosphere is…

Harry Fagel is a Metro Police Sergeant by day and a spoken word artist by night. In other words, he's one very cool, unique guy. When he was a kid growing…

Kari O'Connor is a longtime spoken-word artist an award-winning National Poetry Slam performer. She likes to write positive poems, because "it's really…