You might not imagine poets, those long-haired, dreamy bohemians, as aggressive competitors. But at the National Poetry Slam (August 1-6)—taking place in Georgia for the first time this year—more than ...

Slam poetry, in case you’re unfamiliar, involves poets reciting original, 3-minute compositions that are graded on the spot, Olympic-judges-style, by “randomly selected” members of the audience each ...

The audience laughed, gasped, cringed, clapped as some of the Port City’s poets exposed their hearts at a poetry slam by the river. Wrapping the guidelines in creative, humorous rhymes, organizer ...

Eighteen students from six Houston high schools "will bare their souls" at a "slam" poetry competition at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21 at the Alley Theatre, said Reagan High School creative writing ...

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Rocky Run Middle School held a Poetry Slam on May 8, and eighth-grader Charlie Flynn won first place in the humorous category. Classmate Marc Manaloto came in first in the dramatic category. Each ...

At least four hundred poets have descended on Denver, heads full of memorized verses, for the National Poetry Slam.For those who can't distinguish a slam poem from a verbal fistfight or the recitation ...

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Slam poetry is a performance art based around the recitation of a poem. Osborn said it’s difficult to describe. “It’s like poetry and theater got together and had a baby,” she said. “It started out of ...

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Words alone cannot describe “Out Loud: Slam Poetry,” the final production before the summer break by the Theatre Arts Department at Cal State Long Beach. A total theatrical experience that begins ...