Amid Houston’s museums, historic landmarks, and vibrant nightlife exists a cache of the nation’s most prolific spoken word artists. Their words are etched in the very fabric of H-town. Their story, once the city’s best-kept secret, will finally be told. P.E.N.S. (Poetic Energy Needed in Society), a powerful documentary traces the origins of Houston’s spoken word scene. Stories of struggle, social justice, feminism, and race relations, resonate throughout the film. The award-winning narrative is expertly presented through the pens of men and women who helped build the scene from the ground up.