Spoken word

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Spoken word.

Stephanie Pacheco

“where you from?” An ode to the Bronx

Keenan Scott II

How poetry unlocked my superpowers

Naima Penniman

"Being Human"

Maria Popova

An excerpt from "Figuring"

Clint Smith

"Ode to the Only Black Kid in the Class"

Marc Bamuthi Joseph

"You Have the Rite"

Climbing PoeTree

"Being Human" / "Awakening"

Sarah Kay

"A Bird Made of Birds"

Amanda Gorman

Using your voice is a political choice

Felice Belle and Jennifer Murphy

How we became sisters

IN-Q

A poet's plea to save our planet

Ise Lyfe

We are not mud

Mwende "FreeQuency" Katwiwa

Black life at the intersection of birth and death

Cleo Wade

Want to change the world? Start by being brave enough to care

Emtithal Mahmoud

A young poet tells the story of Darfur

Lee Mokobe

A powerful poem about what it feels like to be transgender

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