Spoken Word poetry started in the 20th century with jazz poets.

Spoken Word gives you the freedom to speak about anything.

You can also present in front of others in a theatrical sense.

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Spoken word and slam poetry originated in the 1980s when Marc Smith created the first poetry slam in Chicago to make poetry more engaging and accessible.

Slam poetry has strict time limits (usually around 3 minutes) to keep performances concise and impactful, with penalties for going over.

Audience involvement is a hallmark of slam poetry, as they actively judge performances and react loudly, creating an interactive and dynamic atmosphere.

Cool Fact: The world’s largest poetry slam took place in 2008 in Paris, where over 1,000 poets from across the globe gathered to compete in a massive international slam event.

Marc Kelly Smith, a construction worker and poet, invented slam poetry in the mid-1980s.

Slam poetry is meant to evoke emotion in the audience and is often about social issues, politics, family, or friends.

lam poetry is a performance art that's meant to be spoken, not read.

Marc Kelly Smith, an American poet born in 1949 in Chicago, is considered the founder of the slam poetry movement. A graduate of James H. Bowen High School, Smith spent his early years as a construction worker while nurturing his passion for poetry, which began around age 19.

Each solo poem must be of the poet's own creation.

slam poetry is considered an artistic movement as well as a genre of poetry and spoken word.

The poet may not use props, costumes, pre-recorded/taped music, or musical instruments while performing.

it originated in Chicago, Illinois in the 1980s

the concept was designed to make poetry more accessible to the public through a competitive performance format

Slam poetry was invented by a man named Marc Kelly Smith, a former construction worker

(cool fact) slam poetry is considered an artistic movement as well as a genre of poetry and spoken word

Sources: https://www.britannica.com/art/slam-poetry

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poetry_slam#:~:text=American%20poet%20Marc%20Smith%20was,they%20had%20been%20performing%20in.

Slam poetry is considered an artistic movement as well as a genre of poetry and spoken word

Spoken word can be traced to the 1950s

Spoken word can be a combination of theater and creative writing

Slam Poetry began in Chicago in the 80s

Marc Kelly Smith is the originator of slam poetry.

their is a national competition every year.

https://www.britannica.com/art/slam-poetry

https://poets.org/text/brief-guide-slam-poetry

Marc Kelly Smith invent Slam poetry

Ancient Greece, and Harlem Renaissance invented spoken word poetry.

Spoken word poetry is used more than Slam

Cool fact- Slam poetry is performed contest called poetry slams

is said to be made in the 1980s by Mark Kelly

https://www.britannica.com/art/slam-poetry

Slam poetry is supposed to be original and memorized rather than read.

Through the years spoken word has always been at the forefront of political or social issues.

Slam poetry is stage-based, and it incorporates several key elements: spoken word poetry, performance, audience participation, and competition

Spoken word has existed for many years; long before writing, through a cycle of practicing, listening and memorizing.

Spoken word crosses over with hip hop and rap, theatre and dance, telling stories or exploring subjects.

in 1984 a guy named Marc Smith created "poetry slams". (Poetry competitions where the audience votes.)

In Africa and Greece way back when, poets performed stories out loud, often with music (the start of it all)

In the 1920s, Langston Hughes and other poets mixed poetry with live jazz in nightclubs ( poems backed by saxophones and drums)

Fun Fact: Early poetry slams gave winners weird prizes like cheeseburgers and toilet paper instead of money