The Charlotte poetry community is reeling at the news that beloved poet Tavis P. Brunson died on Tuesday from medical complications. He was only 44. Brunson lived in Columbia, but he was an integral part of the Charlotte poetry scene and a founding member of the poetry group Concrete Generation, which includes Mike Simms, Carlos […]
The five 2016 National Student Poet winners presented their work at the White House. Their readings moved First Lady Michelle Obama to tears.
What may not have been a traditional graduation speech has now captured the heart and souls of many.
Ahead of the season finale of TVOne’s Verses & Flow this Thursday, we sat down with one of the poets from the show - Prentice Powell.
The death of legendary civil rights leader Julian Bond on August 15th left a community bereft, yet grateful for a life well-lived and legacy that will…
British singer Estelle is heading to Versus and Flow on the August 13th episode of Lexus’ Verses & Flow, airing Thursday nights on TV One.…
In May, we mourned the passing of the phenomenal woman Maya Angelou at the age of 86, but that hasn’t stopped her powerful legacy from living on. As the first…
If you like Hip-Hop, Poetry and all things positive….you MIGHT wanna check out what happened On “The Writers Block!” The grand opening event that saved Hip-Hop took St.…
According to his U.K. publisher Jamie Byng (via The Daily Swarm), Gil Scott-Heron, the celebrated poet, musician, and author, died today. He was 62 years old. Scott-Heron’s cause of death remains unknown. The influential poet and musician is often credited with being one of the progenitors of hip-hop, and is best known for the spoken-word […]
Did you really think that Barack was going to keep one of Chicago’s finest out of the building? Contrary to reports that conservative pressure caused the White House to revoke Common’s invitation to celebrate poetry, Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. took the stage to perform at the White House’s Celebration of American Poetry. Spotted @ RapRadar […]
