Poetry Slam: The Competitive Art of Performance Poetry

by Gary Glazner

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From its humble beginnings at Chicago's Green Mill Tavern to an annual convergence featuring hundreds of poets from more than 50 cities, poetry slams - the Olympics of Poetry - have become a cultural phenomenon. This book documents ten years of these unprecedented literary events with details on hosting your own slam, winning strategies, tips for memorization, and other informative essarys, as well as 100 of the best slam-winning poems ever!… (more)

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Good, high-energy overview of the art form. Slam poetry is not for all, and some of these poems work much better on stage than on the page. Read it to find out what your kids think poetry is. (

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From its humble beginnings at Chicago's Green Mill Tavern to an annual convergence featuring hundreds of poets from more than 50 cities, poetry slams - the Olympics of Poetry - have become a cultural phenomenon. This book documents ten years of these unprecedented literary events with details on hosting your own slam, winning strategies, tips for memorization, and other informative essarys, as well as 100 of the best slam-winning poems ever!

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