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Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Occupation. Poet. Marc Kelly Smith (born 1949) is an American poet and founder of the poetry slam movement, for which he received the nickname Slam Papi. [1] Smith was born in 1949 and grew up on the southeast side of Chicago. He attended/graduated Charles P. Caldwell Elementary School and James H. Bowen High School.
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 ...
Stacey Waite. Stacey Waite is a poet —focusing on both slam and written verse—who also works as an Associate Professor of English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. [1] Waite's poetry often explores themes of the body—of the intersections of gender, sexuality, place and relationships. She has published four collections of poetry over ...
Since 2000, Bas Böttcher works with the Berlin filmmaker and Slam Master Wolf Hogekamp in the development and establishment of the poetry clip format. He produced, Various Poetry Clips lectured, [4] together with Herbert Wentscher at the Bauhaus-University Weimar on the same subject, in 2004 put his thesis on Poetry Clips, and published in ...
Neil Hilborn. Neil Hilborn (born August 8, 1990) is an American slam poet who writes and performs poetry. His poems often detail personal experiences and battles with mental illness. He is best known for his poem "OCD", which has received 75 million views online. Hilborn tours to perform his poetry at colleges and other venues.
Javon Johnson. Sarah Jones (stage actress) Sarah Kay (poet) Kealoha (poet) Shane Koyczan. Koo Kumi. Luka Lesson. Emtithal Mahmoud. Taylor Mali.
Career. Somers-Willett is the author of two books of poetry: Quiver (Virginia Quarterly Review Series, University of Georgia Press, 2009) [2] and Roam (Crab Orchard Series in Poetry Open Competition Awards, SIU Press, 2006). [3] She is also the author of a book of scholarly criticism, The Cultural Politics of Slam Poetry: Race, Identity, and ...
Jamie DeWolf (born October 28, 1977) is an American slam poet, film director, writer, spoken word artist, and circus ringmaster from Oakland, California. [1]DeWolf is best known for his early career as a slam poetry champion, his award-winning films for Youth Speaks Bigger Picture Project, live tours with the performance trio The Suicide Kings, hosting the monthly Tourettes Without Regrets at ...