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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Slam Poetry
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According to the PBS television series The United States of Poetry, a "strand of new poetry began at Chicago's Green Mill Tavern in 1986 when Marc Smith found a home for the Poetry Slam." Since then, performance poetry has spread throughout the United States. Now, the father of the poetry slam presents the most comprehensive book on spoken-word poetry performances.
According to the PBS television series The United States of Poetry, a "strand of new poetry began at Chicago's Green Mill Tavern in 1986 when Marc Smith found a home for the Poetry Slam." Since then, performance poetry has spread throughout the United States. Now, the father of the poetry slam presents the most comprehensive book on spoken-word poetry performances.
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400 pages, Paperback
First published August 3, 2004
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April 1, 2016
For me, this book brings back many memories and fills in details I didn't know at the time. Well written and researched. I am mentioned on pg. 201.
April 7, 2009
it's good to refresh;-)
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