Slam Poetry Links and Resources

In August, we explored the world of performance poetry with An Introduction to Slam Poetry and a look at Slam Poetry’s Wonder Woman.

Before that, we also met the Lewd, Loud, and Proud Men of the slam world.

Are You Ready to Get Your Slam On?

Now it’s time to really let the slam poets out of their cages. Here are some links and resources to information and resources on slam and performance poetry.

Slam Poetry Websites

Wikipedia may not be a primary or reliable resource but the moderators usually keep the facts straight and include lots of references. Check out the poetry slam entry.

Visit the mother ship, the National Poetry Slam website. It’s jam packed with news and information.

I haven’t had a chance to really dig into Spoken Word Art, but the site features a blog and it looks like a prime resource for learning about performance and slam poetry.

Slam Poetry Audio & Podcast

Indiefeed Performance Poetry hosted by Mongo is my all time favorite podcast. If you only click on one link in this post, make it this one.

Slam Poetry Video

Visit Urbana Poetry’s YouTube page to watch tons of awe-inspiring live performances.

It’s one of the most well known performance poetry productions: The Def Poetry Jam. The site is currently down for maintenance, but it’ll be back up soon so be sure to bookmark it. In the meantime, you can watch it if you have HBO or you can get Def Poetry Jam DVDs at Amazon.

Committing Poetry in Times of War is a film that explores freedom of speech for poets and artists and the violations of those freedoms.

Slam Poetry Reading

Amazon has so many slam poetry books that I couldn’t pick just one. You can learn about the history of slam, what it’s about, or find works by poets.

There’s Always More

Do you have a slam or performance poetry resource to share? Tell us about it in the comments. If you check out these links and resources, come back and let’s talk about them. Have a favorite? Find one that turned you off? Share and discuss!

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