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I don’t remember subscribing to Things That Don’t Suck, the Substack that once belonged to poet Andrea Gibson, who died in July 2025, and is now carried on by their wife, Megan Falley. But it kept ...

Spoken word in a country isn’t as commonplace as it has been in the genre’s history, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t still enticing to listen to. Fans often return to country songs from past eras that ...

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Since 1929, "Music and the Spoken Word" has blessed the lives of those tuning in to the radio every week. On July 13, the program reached its 5,000th broadcast. The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square ...

When you imagine a lyric video maker, you’re likely to think of music—the boom of the bass in a pop song or the silky flow of rap music. However, what if we crossed that line? What if lyric-like ...

William L. Harkness Hall came alive Saturday night with poetry, snaps and enthusiasm for WORD’s annual Back to School show. WORD is a group of students who gather weekly to write and perform spoken ...