Rap and poetry have long been intertwined. Here, a handful of writers share some of the tracks that have helped them hone their own craft. The band The Roots at the House of Blues in Chicago, Ill ...

Poetry is no longer something we curl up to with a cup of tea. Instead, we take it in through earbuds. And America has never loved it more.

April is National Poetry Month, and there is cause for celebration. Not just of poetry itself but also of the fact that, as parents, teachers, publishers and kids know, the pleasure of poetry is a ...

Rap is verse poetry, in all of its verbal richness and rhythmic variety, a deft stylization of speech into art. (I am referring to rap — i.e., ...

While rap and poetry share common elements of rhythm, rhyme, and storytelling, their differences in form, delivery, and cultural roots highlight their distinct artistic identities.

For Noname, one of the early entry points to creative writing and rap was the YOUmedia project at the Chicago Public Library, where she took a poetry workshop as a teen and started an open-mic ...

Rising Rap Star Dax Says He Wants to Be the 'Drake of Poetry' and Help Men Feel 'Heard' ... I didn't want to rap because I didn't see a place for myself in rap, because how I grew up ...

Poet Laureate Andrew Motion has written a poem in rap form to celebrate Prince William's 21st birthday on Saturday. His tribute entitled On The Record - published below - consists of a "kind of rap" ...