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Spoken Word Poetry

Spoken word poetry is designed to be heard, not read. Spoken word poetry gives unique opportunities to be expressive through body language and to experiment with volume, sound, and delivery. Watch videos of spoken word poets such as Gill Scott Heron, Darius Simpson, Scout Bostley, and others.

This class is taught by a graduate student in the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s MFA Program in Creative Writing.


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Upcoming in this series:
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Adults

Writing Flash Fiction

North-East Branch | November 14 | 2:00pm
Adults

The Structure of a Story

North-East Branch | November 16 | 12:00pm
Adults

Ekphrasis Writing for Poetry and Beyond

Central Library | November 17 | 1:00pm
20
Nov

An Evening with Joyce Carol Oates

Offsite Location | 6:00pm
Watch or Listen to Past Events in this Series:
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Thursday, November 20, 2025 6:00pm
The 10th annual Writers for Readers fundraiser dinner features celebrated bestselling author Candice Millard and the announcement of this year's Maya Angelou Book Aw...
20
Nov

An Evening with Candice Millard

Offsite Location | 6:00pm
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Spoken Word Poetry

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In Person