Radio Ink

Gen Z and Millennials Lead Gains In Spoken Word Audio Audience

Despite common misconceptions about their preferences, Gen Z and Millennial listeners are driving the growing popularity of spoken word audio content. New data shows the 13-34 age group is tuning in ...
Radio Ink

Edison: AM/FM ‘Dominates’ Spoken Word Listening In-Car

The latest findings from Edison Research and NPR’s Spoken Word Audio Report indicate the genre has reached new heights of popularity. With data gathered from 4,193 respondents between Q3 2022 and Q3 ...
Daily Press

Building a bigger table for spoken word poetry

April 16 was B.Y.O.P. night at Coming to the Table-Historic Triangle’s monthly gathering. Everyone was invited to Bring Your Own Poem to observe National Poetry Month, which was established to ...
The Boston Globe

Joshua Bennett traces the history of spoken word poetry from cafes to slams to screens in ‘Spoken Word’

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 ...
Los Angeles Times

In Cameroon’s civil war, spoken-word poets speak the unspeakable

BUEA, Cameroon — A woman cried out upon seeing a sheet-covered form on a stretcher. As volunteers wheeled it onto the stage, Boris Taleabong Alemnge recited a poem whose title spoke the unspoken: ...