South by Spoken Word

No Slam, Thank You, Ma'am

"...Danny Solis, Wammo, and Hilary Thomas are the Austin Poetry Slam Team. In past years, the South by Southwest..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature by Phil West

South by Spoken Word

Thursday

"...may be more familiar as a musician than a spoken word artist; he's one of the founders of Hitting..."

March 19, 1999 Music Feature by Phil West

Spoken Word Crash Course at Hyde Park Theater

"...a tempting opportunity to catch up with Austin's performance poetry scene, with six of the more talented local writers..."

Feb. 23, 1996 Books Column

IN CONTEXT Presents: Spoken 4 All

Austin-based series reveals more of makes Austin rock

"...A glimpse at Austin's spoken word (or slam poetry) scene is shared in tonight's..."

Feb. 24, 2011 Screens Post by Belinda Acosta

Word Is Out

After Broadway, Def Poetry Jam goes national and Austin's Pro Arts Collective snags them

"...Poetry went uptown in 2002. In the biggest city in..."

Feb. 13, 2004 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

An Evening of Poetry

Bullock welcomes poet laureate

"...Surely you've realized by now that we're celebrating National Poetry Month, yes?..."

April 25, 2013 Books Post by Monica Riese

Word Up, Showdown

Austin's teen poets unfurl their flag in Silicon Valley

"...Spoken word. Now there's a term with some integrity. It..."

July 13, 2007 Books Feature by Stacy Alexander Evans

Poetry as Activism

Raul Salinas' Passion for Literature and Life

"...Nelson, two stalwart members of the Austin open mike poetry circle, and it's being held on a small platform..."

March 21, 1997 Books Feature by Phil West

The National Poetry Slam

Aug. 9-12 in Austin

"...This city last hosted the National Poetry Slam in 1998, to great acclaim. Since then, the..."

Aug. 4, 2006 Arts Feature

Slam Sisters

The Women of the World Poetry Slam brings Austin a spoken-word contest that's about more than scores

"...For Lacey Roop, it all started with an open-mic poetry night at the Hideout Coffeehouse, where she was studying..."

March 21, 2014 Arts Feature by Amy Gentry

Reading Aloud

SXSW 97 Spoken Word Showcases

"...not 1994, when Lollapalooza and MTV jumped all over spoken word, but there's newfound hope for spoken word artists..."

March 14, 1997 Books Feature by Phil West

Ebony Stewart Kisses Fear on the Mouth

'Love Letters to Balled Fists' puts slam poetry on the printed page

"...Ebony Stewart wrote her first poem, she had barely spoken a word for almost a year. She was 8..."

Feb. 27, 2013 Books Post by Amy Gentry

Words for Words

Spoken-word artists on their art form, the National Poetry Slam, and one another

"...The National Poetry Slam overtakes Austin starting Aug. 7 at venues all..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Arts Feature

Trudell

John Trudell, the Native American rights activist and spoken-word artist and musician, is the subject of this reverential biographical portrait that feels more like a press package than a full-fledged biopic.

"...Rae. John Trudell, the Native American rights activist and spoken-word artist and musician, is the subject of this reverential..."

March 31, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Best of Print 1995

Words: Printed, Spoken, and Painted

"...and Spike Gillespie). But it wasn't the worst, either. Words have taken on a new life, on screen, on..."

Jan. 5, 1996 Books Feature

The Writing's Not on the Wall Yet

Austin's print culture gets a boost from a new batch of indie presses and literary magazines

"...magazine's style after the grand dame of literary magazines, Poetry, in a bid for more diverse audiences. It worked: This..."

Dec. 14, 2012 Arts Feature by Amy Gentry

Izzy Gets the Fuck Across Town

Mackenzie Davis is a great traveling companion for this dull roadtrip

"...in this modern myth, as they converse in a spoken-word style. Much of the dialogue and acting has that..."

July 20, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

Grooving With Cass McCombs

“I don’t think people really understand that my music is experimental”

"...hasn’t done as many interviews as his enigmatic groove poetry demands, but the singer-songwriter-guitarist, 38, laughed easily and often..."

Sept. 14, 2016 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

B-boy bluez

Zell Miller III makes the four corners of hip-hop come together in the theatre

"...that Miller explores in this mixture of storytelling and spoken word...."

Aug. 27, 2010 Arts Review by Elizabeth Cobbe

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...D.M.Happenings• In case you didn't know, April is National Poetry Month, and there are multiple related happenings around Austin..."

April 21, 2006 News Feature

Austin Arts Hall of Fame Class of 2017

Flatbed Press founders Katherine Brimberry and Mark L. Smith, choreographer Kate Warren and theatre / spoken word artist Zell Miller III join the ranks of cultural heroes

"...Kate Warren Having the word "circuitous" in the name of one's dance company might..."

June 2, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Poets Perform for Texas Book Festival Tonight

Anis Mojgani and Derrick Brown read at Lavazza Espressions

"...They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but when it comes to slam poetry, that thousand..."

March 25, 2013 Books Post by Monica Riese

Postscripts

Resistencia Bookstore was the victim of a car accident last weekend but vows to move on "come hell or high water."

"...on "come hell or high water" by hosting a spoken-word poetry event already planned for this Saturday, Sept. 15..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Books Column by Clay Smith

Slam It All On The Stage

Poetry comes alive at Austin Poetry Slam!

"...Austin Poetry Slam is a weekly event held every Tuesday at..."

Jan. 30, 2014 Events Post by Josette Chen

The Best Things We Saw at Oblivion Access 2023: Earth, BEAK>, GEL, and More

Highlights from year two of the underground Austin music festival

"...lo-fi strums of 1998’s “Inside Out” soundtrack overly dramatic poetry and late-night ruminations. No matter the introduction, the Californian..."

June 19, 2023 Music Post by Wayne Lim

Qmmunity: Fear, but Make It Queer

Abbott revives attack on trans kids, Netflix brings queer Fear Street party to Austin, and more news

"...Summertime For aGLIFF's return to in-person screenings, see the spoken-word poetry musical as well as poetry and a conversation..."

July 9, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Playback: Austin Music Awards (On Everything)

Austin Music Industry Awards down, here come the 2016/17 AMAs and a slew of SXSW buzz acts

"...lyrical talent with a singsong flow and pedigree in spoken word poetry, you'll soon know her name...."

March 10, 2017 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Singled Out

Eight solo performances to watch out for in FronteraFest 2012

"...A spoken-word poetry piece titled "The Ex-Girlfriend Show" proclaiming its focus..."

Jan. 13, 2012 Arts Feature by Dan Solomon

FronteraFest Short Fringe

With FronteraFest 2006 in full swing, the January 27 Short Fringe program offered an assortment of theatrical ingenuity, frivolity, and tenderness

"...RAD dancers performed spoken-word poetry mixed with dance that hinged between feverish rants..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Arts Review by Heather Barfield Cole

Qmmunity: New Year, New Homoscopes

The stars predict what lies in the queer new year of 2023

"...show with a li'l bit of everything, like drag, spoken word poetry, and comedy, but never the same act..."

Dec. 30, 2022 Column by James Scott

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