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"The structure of the traditional slam was started by construction worker and poet Marc Smith in 1986 at a reading series in a Chicago jazz club. "(Poets.org)

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"LTAB is an annual event hosting over 500 youth poets for 5 weeks of Olympic-style poetry bouts, workshops, and special events. Students rep schools and community groups all throughout the Chicago area. They perform original solo and group poems in a tournament-style competition. Louder Than A Bomb is currently hosted in over 13 other cities across the U.S. by partner organizations"-dykota

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"LTAB is an annual event hosting over 500 youth poets for 5 weeks of Olympic-style poetry bouts, workshops, and special events. Students rep schools and community groups all throughout the Chicago area. They perform original solo and group poems in a tournament-style competition. Louder Than A Bomb is currently hosted in over 13 other cities across the U.S. by partner organizations"-dykota

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https://youngchicagoauthors.org/louder-than-a-bomb

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"Slam poetry, a form of performance poetry that combines the elements of performance, writing, competition, and audience participation."

slam poetry | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica

https://www.britannica.com

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To write a slam poetry poem, it must be original.
Pay attention to time.
Keep it simple and relatable.
And reform with rhythm and passion.
Source: powerpoetry.org

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Louder Than a Bomb will be hosting a celebration for its 21st year virtually February - April 2021. This year’s theme is: Rooted & Radical.

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LTAB is an annual event hosting over 500 youth poets for 5 weeks of Olympic-style poetry bouts, workshops, and special events. Students rep schools and community groups all throughout the Chicago area. They perform original solo and group poems in a tournament-style competition. Louder Than A Bomb is currently hosted in over 13 other cities across the U.S. by partner organizations.

We are celebrating the festival's 21st year virtually February - April 2021. This year's theme is: Rooted & Radical. We are encouraging poets to look back, in order to move forward with a clear picture of the future that they collectively plan to create. All poetry in the festival will be showcased via pre-recorded videos submitted by the poets.

The window to register for LTAB 2021 opens on Friday, 2/5, and closes on Friday, 2/26. Coaches and Sponsors, please visit the Registration page any time during the registration window in order to complete the sign-up process for your team and/or indy poet(s). There is no registration fee this year. Further details and preliminary schedule:

About LTAB 2021

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Louder Than a Bomb | Young Chicago Authors

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LTAB is an annual event hosting over 500 youth poets for 5 weeks of Olympic-style poetry bouts, workshops, and special events. Students rep schools and community groups all throughout the Chicago area. They perform original solo and group poems in a tournament-style competition.

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Slam poetry, a form of performance poetry that combines the elements of performance, writing, competition, and audience participation. ... The name slam came from how the audience has the power to praise or, sometimes, destroy a poem and from the high-energy performance style of the poets". 

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Slam poetry, a form of performance poetry that combines the elements of performance, writing, competition, and audience participation. ... The name slam came from how the audience has the power to praise or, sometimes, destroy a poem and from the high-energy performance style of the poets". 

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By channeling emotions outward and drawing inspiration from the world at large, slam poetry also makes approaching the medium less intimidating, as it rids neophytes of the fear of poetry's intimacy, instead encouraging them to engage as an act of social consciousness.

The Rising Popularity of Slam Poetry - Study Breaks Magazine

https://studybreaks.com

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in slam poem competition, a poem can not exceed 3 minutes.

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"Although the rules associated with poetry slams may vary by venue or event, there are general guidelines that are often adhered to:

1. Anyone, regardless of age, race, sex, education, class, disability, gender, or sexuality, can compete.

2. Poems can be about any subject but typically are supposed to be the creation of the performing poet.

3. Poems are not to exceed a three-minute limit (with 10-second grace period); if they do, points are deducted.

4. No props may be used when performing the poem.

5. No musical accompaniment or musical instruments may be used when performing, but the poet is allowed to sing, clap, hum, or make noise with the mouth or other body parts.

6. Poets may perform on their own or in groups with other poets." (britannica.com)

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¨By turns hopeful and heartbreaking, Louder Than a Bomb follows the fortunes of four Chicago-area high school poetry teams as they prepare for and compete in the world's largest youth slam.¨
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1540978/

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This nine-time national poetry slam team member and former Women of the World Poetry Champion delivers heartfelt advice to her daughters in "Last Love," weaving in words about overcoming abuse throughout. Some powerful verses include: “Let the man behind the church do what he did if it brings me to you” and “Let my father break me again and again if it brings me to you” and “Last Love, every day without you was a life I crawled out of. Amen.”

Ihttps://powerpoetry.org/actions/best-slam-poetry-5-top-works-master-slam-poets

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Slam poetry, a form of performance poetry that combines the elements of performance, writing, competition, and audience participation. ... The name slam came from how the audience has the power to praise or, sometimes, destroy a poem and from the high-energy performance style of the poets. (https://www.britannica.com/art/slam-poetry)

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"Slam poetry doesn’t depend on the page for its power. Slam poets evoke emotion and the power of everyday language and delivery with their enthusiasm and voice, versus more formal or academic poetry techniques. Where a poem on a page might use lineation as a device, the slam poet may use breaks or silence as a device."

https://www.littleinfinite.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-slam-poetry/#:~:text=Put%20simply%2C%20slam%20poetry%20is,poetry%20slam%20event%20is%20key.

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difference between poetry and slam poetry

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difference between poetry and slam poetry

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A poetry slam is an event-format, where poets perform (within certain rules and restrictions) and a randomly-picked set of judges choose the winners. "Slam poetry" is simply a term used to refer poems performed at slams. ... Spoken Word Poetry (or performance poetry) is simply poetry that's written to be performed.

https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-slam-poetry-and-spoken-word-poetry-like-Def-Jam-Poetry

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Slam poetry was initially created atop the foundations of equality,democracy, and diversity meaning it was for anyone, could be held anywhere, and it does not matter what your upbringing or culture is nor the subject/format of your poem. The true only rule is to be yourself-Jacqson

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This form of poetry is a performance related poetry that combines both the poet and audience participation.

slam poetry | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica

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"Today slam poetry is considered an artistic movement as well as a genre of poetry and spoken word. The slam poetry movement inspired hundreds of poetry slams across the United States, Canada, parts of Europe, and Japan, and slam poets influenced many aspects of modern culture," -https://www.britannica.com/art/slam-poetry

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Louder Than A Bomb (LTAB) is the largest youth poetry festival in the world. (https://youngchicagoauthors.org/louder-than-a-bomb#:~:text=Louder%20Than%20A%20Bomb%20(LTAB,%2C%20workshops%2C%20and%20special%20events.&text=They%20perform%20original%20solo%20and,in%20a%20tournament%2Dstyle%20competition.)

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Unlike conventional forms of poetry, such as sonnets, limericks, haikus, or the more modern free verse, or essays or monologues, Slam is consistently attacked for lacking actual depth

Is slam an accepted form of poetry? | The Perspective

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As far as I have read the chicago club is called Green mill.

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Slam poetry is a type of poetry the combines many elements with the audience ,and they have the power to praise or destroy a poem.

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No props may be used when performing the poem.