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WATCH: Poet Slams Michele Bachmann With Incredible Performance

The Huffington Post | Glennisha Morgan | Posted 04.15.2013 | Gay Voices
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A video of slam poet Sierra DeMulder blasting Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) during an incredible performance at the 2013 Women of the World Poetry S...

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WATCH: There Are No Words To Describe This

Posted 10.26.2012 | Comedy
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If we could describe this properly, then we, too, would be poets. But we can't, and we are not. Just trust us when we say, you must watch this clip of...

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Highlights From the 2012 National Poetry Slam

John Lundberg | Posted 10.19.2012 | Books
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John Lundberg

Neo Soul took home the prize for best group piece with "MJ," a poem that works as a sort of retrospective of Michael Jackson. The poem interweaves snippets of Jackson's biography with song lyrics and fan commentary.

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The Power of the Spoken Word

Carmin Chappell | Posted 10.07.2012 | Teen
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Carmin Chappell

In my English classes, I eagerly read Robert Frost and Maya Angelou. But for me, nothing written on a page can compare to the art of spoken word.

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Got ART?

Elysabeth Alfano | Posted 09.04.2012 | Chicago
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Elysabeth Alfano

After taking a short vacation last month, the "...Got ART?" blog is back for July. It may be hot out, but there is still plenty of art to see and things to do if you're willing to brave the heat

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"Kids Today" - The (Young) Poets Speak

Steve Heilig | Posted 06.30.2012 | San Francisco
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Steve Heilig

Unless you have teens in your family or work with them in some capacity, it's easy to lose touch with what being a young person is like. This is one reason I try to go to the local Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam every year.

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In Defense of Performance Poetry

Patrick Pressl | Posted 05.24.2012 | Arts
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Patrick Pressl

While roaming the Internet the other day (a dangerous habit as many well know), I came across an essay titled "Poetry is not a Performance Art" writte...

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School Bus Brawl, Team Rivalries, And Pokémon: This Week's Juiciest High School News

| Posted 12.14.2011 | Home
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Every week, HuffPost High School rounds up the best local news stories about high school students from across the country through our friends at Patch...

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The Super Bowl Of Poetry

Patrick Pressl | Posted 11.28.2011 | Arts
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Patrick Pressl

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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5 Incredible LGBTQ Poets

Patrick Pressl | Posted 08.28.2011 | Arts
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Patrick Pressl

On June 24th, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a marriage equality bill into law after it passed a senate vote 33 to 29. The law will become effe...

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Behind the Making of Louder Than a Bomb

Marshall Fine | Posted 07.23.2011 | Entertainment
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Marshall Fine

Greg Jacobs recalls, "There was a line of kids down the block -- black, white, everything else -- it turned out these kids were performing for their peers -- something I couldn't have imagined."

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The Super Bowl Of Poetry

Patrick Pressl | Posted 07.05.2011 | Arts
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Patrick Pressl

Slam poetry is, in itself, a conundrum. Slams are competitions in which poets are judged by random audience members on their poem's content, delivery,...

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Celebrate Poetry Month With Events Around Town

Posted 06.04.2011 | Denver
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April is National Poetry Month and Denver has plenty of events to celebrate. Go to an open mike, or hone your skills with the written word at a worksh...

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Highlights From the 2010 National Poetry Slam

John Lundberg | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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John Lundberg

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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Louder Than A Bomb: Slam Poetry Festival Allows Teen Poets To Shine

HuffPost Eyes&Ears Local | Laurie Koblesky | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
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Produced by HuffPost's Eyes & Ears Citizen Journalism Unit The tenth annual "Louder Than a Bomb" youth poetry slam exploded across the stage of the V...

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Allegra Huston Aims Her Creative Storm at NASA's Mission Control

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
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Georgianne Nienaber

It is appropriate that journalist and memoirist Allegra Huston conducts regular writing workshops called "The Imaginative Storm." If the name Huston...

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Metrophobia: Are We Afraid Of Poetry?

Kim Rosen | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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Kim Rosen

For the last few generations, our nation has managed to marginalize poetry, an art that is and always has been central to the species.

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Top Performers from the 2009 National Poetry Slam

John Lundberg | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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John Lundberg

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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Greening Hollywood: Arianna on The Green Carpet at The Millennium Awards

Paige Donner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
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Paige Donner

Arianna was chosen to present the California Environmental Leadership Award to the LA Unified School District at Global Green's annual Millennium Awards held in Santa Monica June 14th.

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American Indian Slam Poets

John Lundberg | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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John Lundberg

Slam poetry gives Indian American high-schoolers a chance both to explore and express their rich culture and to celebrate the music and rhythms of American Indian languages.

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