PLAYLIST: Spoken Word Poem Videos for Educators

(I’m in the middle of overhauling this page; the list that used to be here was getting too outdated and unwieldy, so I’m taking a breath to update it. While that work continues, I’ve shared a few playlists and resources below.

EXISTING RESOURCES AND PLAYLISTS

A PLAYLIST OF PLAYLISTS

Note: the last box here, climate justice, isn’t up yet; it’s a work in progress.

POTENTIAL STARTING POINTS + PERSONAL FAVORITES

Here are a a few poems that I feel like represent what makes spoken word special, especially in the context of how stories and images can be entry points into deeper conversations about issues. If I were going to share any poems with someone who knew nothing about spoken word, or had a bunch of misconceptions about it, I’d probably draw from this list.

Lots more on the way.