Australian Poetry Slam is one of the largest performing writers' programs in the world. APS delivers exhilarating slam events as a celebration of poetry and spoken word artists worldwide.

The writer, whose performances have garnered hundreds of thousands of views online, explores her obsession with true crime and fear of male violence in her work.

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by Jen Sanbulte We’ve all done it. We’ve gone to work and put on the mask, afraid to be at work who we are in Church on Sunday. We hesitate to give people

By Amy Erin Borovoy Summary by ASCD SmartBrief "The power of poetry to excite some students about reading, writing and literacy is highlighted in this collection of videos compiled by digital media curator Amy Erin Borovoy. The videos include the story of one elementary-school teacher who holds weekly open mic sessions in the classroom as well as a step-by-step guide from a writing teacher on establishing a poetry slam at school."