Poetry Slam

The Super Bowl Of Poetry

Patrick Pressl | Posted 11.28.2011

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On the night of August 13th, just outside the Berklee Performance Center in Boston, Massachusetts Avenue was flooded with eager ears and a few newly...

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WATCH: Denver's Slam Nuba Wins National Poetry Slam

AP | Russell Contreras | Posted 10.15.2011

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Associated Press) -- The largest gathering of poets in North America has crowned a team from Denver as the new champion of its annua...

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Poetry Slam at 25: Why Some People Stand in Line in the Rain to Hear Poems

Phil West | Posted 10.14.2011

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Last week, a somewhat remarkable thing happened: Throughout Boston and Cambridge, people stood in lines outside venues, sometimes for more than an hour, and sometimes even in the rain, to go see poetry.

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Who Won The National Poetry Slam?

AP | By RUSSELL CONTRERAS | Posted 10.14.2011

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Joseph Andres Romero says he could have easily ended up in a dark place. Growing up in Albuquerque's Old Town, the 22-year-old wri...

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5 Poetry Slams You Should Know About

Patrick Pressl | Posted 09.29.2011

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Back in May, I created a post including five poetry venues I thought were worth checking out and, in the extremely limited scope of my piece, I neglec...

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Performance Poet and Poetry Slam Founder, Marc Smith

Elysabeth Alfano | Posted 09.18.2011

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I sat down with Poetry Slam founder and performance poet Marc Smith to discuss how this rough and tough guy from the Southeast side came to create such an institution.

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Mighty Movie Podcast: Greg Jacobs and Jon Siskel on Louder Than a Bomb

Dan Persons | Posted 07.23.2011

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I'm basically down with anything that celebrates language, but Louder Than a Bomb is something special. Here's my interview with directors Greg Jacobs and Jon Siskel.

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HuffPost Review: Louder Than a Bomb

Marshall Fine | Posted 07.19.2011

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Like Spellbound and Mad Hot Ballroom, Louder Than a Bomb seems to focus on a youth competition, but in the end it's about changing young lives.

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Highlights From the 2010 National Poetry Slam

John Lundberg | Posted 11.17.2011

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The five-day 2010 National Poetry Slam was decided last weekend in St. Paul Minnesota, with the hometown team, Soap Boxing, taking the honors for the second year in a row.

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Top Performers from the 2009 National Poetry Slam

John Lundberg | Posted 11.17.2011

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Sixty-eight slam poetry teams from as far away as Fort Worth and Vancouver descended on West Palm Beach, Florida last week to compete in the 2009 Nati...

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Highlights From the 2008 National Poetry Slam

John Lundberg | Posted 11.17.2011

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The National Poetry Slam--or so-called "Superbowl of spoken word"-- took place in Madison, Wisconsin this past week. The event featured more than 75 teams that had won their way through preliminary slams and city championships around the country to reach the final.

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