Slam Poetry and Louder Than a Bomb by Leticia Sanborn https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1 Facts! Facts! List your facts here! If something you were going to post has already been posted, find another fact! en-us 2021-04-21 02:44:50 UTC 2021-04-21 12:47:49 UTC hello@padlet.com sanbornla https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1440806801 "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)]]> 2021-04-21 02:48:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1440806801 "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 https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442253716 https://youngchicagoauthors.org/louder-than-a-bomb ]]> 2021-04-21 12:40:25 UTC https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442253716 2104171 https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442254337 "Slam poetry, a form of performance poetry that combines the elements of performance, writing, competition, and audience participation."


slam poetry | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica
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]]> 2021-04-21 12:40:34 UTC https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442254337 210493 https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442255635 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

]]> 2021-04-21 12:40:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442255635 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://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442256822 2021-04-21 12:41:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442256822 207488 https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442256865 Louder Than a Bomb will be hosting a celebration for its 21st year virtually February - April 2021. This year’s theme is: Rooted & Radical.]]> 2021-04-21 12:41:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442256865 21033611 https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442257050 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
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]]> 2021-04-21 12:41:19 UTC https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442257050 2112022 https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442259398 in slam poem competition, a poem can not exceed 3 minutes.]]> 2021-04-21 12:41:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442259398 3319811 https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442259699 "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)
]]> 2021-04-21 12:41:58 UTC https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442259699 Leslie https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442261710 ¨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/]]> 2021-04-21 12:42:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442261710 2108355 https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442264083 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.”
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]]> 2021-04-21 12:43:01 UTC https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442264083 3320721 https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442264556 "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.]]> 2021-04-21 12:43:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442264556 2099721 https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442265131 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)]]> 2021-04-21 12:43:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442265131 difference between poetry and slam poetry 21062118 https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442265195 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]]> 2021-04-21 12:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442265195 https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442266096 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]]> 2021-04-21 12:43:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442266096 Slam poetry 3302512 https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442267373 This form of poetry is a performance related poetry that combines both the poet and audience participation.

slam poetry | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica ]]> 2021-04-21 12:43:51 UTC https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442267373 2110361 https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442268148 "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]]> 2021-04-21 12:44:04 UTC https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442268148 2099721 https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442271065 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.)]]> 2021-04-21 12:44:49 UTC https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442271065 Slam Poetry 2118401 https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442271238 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]]> 2021-04-21 12:44:51 UTC https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442271238 The Jazz club where slam was made 21019110 https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442271571 As far as I have read the chicago club is called Green mill.]]> 2021-04-21 12:44:56 UTC https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442271571 Slam Poetry 2106978 https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442273597 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.]]> 2021-04-21 12:45:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442273597 2102385 https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442282102 No props may be used when performing the poem.]]> 2021-04-21 12:47:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sanbornla/ut7x4u6q6mo91fh1/wish/1442282102