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Poetry Slam: The Competitive Art of Performance Poetry

Poetry slams—the Olympics of poetry—have become a cultural phenomenon. This groundbreaking anthology documents 10 years of poetry slams, with 100 poems from national slam champions and a dozen essays on how to run a slam, winning strategies, tips for memorizing poems, and more.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 240 pages

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