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A poetry slam is a competitive art event in which poets perform spoken word poetry before a live audience and a panel of judges. While formats can vary, slams are often loud and lively, with audience participation, cheering and dramatic delivery. [citation needed] Poetry slams began in Chicago in the 1980s, [1] with the first slam competition ...
Javon Johnson. Sarah Jones (stage actress) Sarah Kay (poet) Kealoha (poet) Shane Koyczan. Koo Kumi. Luka Lesson. Emtithal Mahmoud. Taylor Mali.
8. Official website. buttonpoetry.com. Button Poetry is a Minneapolis-based poetry company and independent publisher of performance poetry. They are known for their viral videos of slam poetry performances, including a performance of "OCD" by Neil Hilborn that the Knight Foundation called "the most-viewed slam performance in history." [1]
Spoken word is a "catchall" term that includes any kind of poetry recited aloud, including poetry readings, poetry slams, jazz poetry, pianologues, musical readings, and hip hop music, and can include comedy routines and prose monologues. [1] Unlike written poetry, the poetic text takes its quality less from the visual aesthetics on a page, but ...
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The Austin Poetry Slam (APS) is one of the longest running poetry venues in Texas.Founded in 1994 by Wammo of the Asylum Street Spankers and helmed for 15 years by former Poetry Slam, Inc. president, Mike Henry, Austin Slam is renowned for memorable and often raucous performances by many of the best poets in the slam poetry world.
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