In the wake of Malcolm X’s assassination in the winter of 1965, Black and brown poets like Amiri Baraka, Miguel Algarin, and Sonia Sanchez consciously rejected effete paper poems for those that sought ...

Mack Wilberg, The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square music director, Derrick Porter, “Music & the Spoken Word” executive producer and host, and Michael O. Leavitt, The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square ...

In his 34 years as the voice and presenter of ”Music and the Spoken Word,” Lloyd Newell said he has never used a personal pronoun like “I” or “mine.” His message this Sunday, however, will be a ...

The new voice of The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square has been announced — the first time there’s been a switch on the long-running “Music and the Spoken Word” since 1990. Derrick Porter will take ...

We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. In "Spoken Word: A Cultural History" (Knopf), Joshua Bennett looks back on the development of this vibrant form of ...

SALT LAKE CITY — "Music & the Spoken Word" has been providing peace and comfort to millions of people around the world for almost a century, and on Sunday, the program will celebrate its 5,000th ...

From ancient Greek soapbox soliloquies to viral TikTok videos of poetry slams, spoken word has always charged language with kinetic immediacy. Encompassing a unique blend of honesty and an engaging ...

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 ...

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Through word and song, Sunday morning’s episode of Music And The Spoken Word with the Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra on Temple Square was a tribute to President Russell M.

Peter Kahn has taught English and spoken word poetry to thousands of students at Chicago's Oak Park and River Forest High School since 1994. In collaboration with his current and former students, Kahn ...