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  2. Poetry slam - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Rudy Francisco - Wikipedia

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    July 27, 1982 (age 42) San Diego, California. Education. Alliant International University. Occupation. Poet. Rudy K. Francisco (born July 27, 1982) is an American spoken word poet and writer. [1][2][3][4] He has won several poetry slams and written six books of poetry: Getting Stitches, Scratch, No Gravity, No Gravity Part II, Helium, and I'll ...

  4. Marc Smith (poet) - Wikipedia

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    Marc Smith (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.

  5. Neil Hilborn - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Andrea Gibson - Wikipedia

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    Gibson is a four-time Denver Grand Slam Champion. [40] They placed fourth in the 2004 National Poetry Slam and third in the 2006 and 2007 Individual World Poetry Slam. [41] Gibson was the first person to win the Women of the World Poetry Slam in 2008. [42] Andrea has also been appointed as Colorado’s Poet Laureate by Governor Jared Polis. [43]

  7. Spoken word - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. Poetry of Rule Breaker Investing - AOL

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    August 12, 2024 at 11:22 AM. In this podcast kicking off our seventh annual Authors in August series, Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner pivots to a special "Poetry of Rule Breaker Investing ...

  9. Melissa Lozada-Oliva - Wikipedia

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    September 7, 1992 (age 32) Newton, Massachusetts. Occupation. Writer. Alma mater. Simmons University. Melissa Lozada-Oliva (born September 7, 1992) [1] is an American poet and educator based in New York. Her poem "Like Totally Whatever" won the 2015 National Poetry Slam Championship and went viral. [2][3][4][5]