National Poetry Month (April): Videos

A documentaray by James Seligman that captures performances by a diverse collection of young, talented poets, slamming their work in front of live audiences at the Poetry Lounge, an open-mic poetry forum. The video also includes interviews with many young poets: Thea Monyee, In-Q and Omari "Wise O" Hardwick, Brutha Gimel, and Gina Loring.

This film, directed by Eduardo Montes-Bradley, explores the life of poet Rita Dove through interviews with the poet.

Spoken-word artist, award-winning teacher and UNT alumnus Joaquin Zihuatanejo hosts the 2017 UNT Equity and Diversity Conference’s Spoken-Word Contest, featuring poems written and performed by UNT students.

Poetry in America with Elisa New, Season 2, Episode 1, PBS