Published by admin on 4th February 2010
Some people trace slam poetry to the beat poets of the 1950’s. Scholars believe that slam poetry predates written poetry. Whenever slam poetry began it has climbed to a big event that hosts approximately 75 teams from the United State, Canada, and some other countries.
Before explaining what and how a slam poetry contest works it is important that you understand the history of it. Many believe that the slam competitions held today were started by Marc Smith at the Get Me High Lounge in Chicago. From Marc Smith’s starting of slam competitions it was then moved to the Green Mill Jazz Club where it will find its permanent Chicago Home. From there the competition would eventually move to Fort Mason, San Francisco in 1990 where the first National Slam took place.
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Published by admin on 4th February 2010
“It is difficult to get the news from poems, yet men die miserably every day for lack of what is found there.” -William Carlos Williams (1883-1963)
Poetry does have a place in our world, a necessary place. Less and less do we find poetry taught in schools, and many people say poetry doesn’t belong in our lives. That idea is wrong, sadly wrong. However, a resurgence of teaching literature and poetry has occurred, even to teaching literature to medical students and others in the health-care fields, according to Dr. Pereira.
The study and writing of poetry brings much to our lives. The Rev. H. C. Beeching agrees in “An Address on the Teaching of Poetry” Ambleside Online because the study of poetry sharpens powers of observation and helps one store memories. He states, “…the purpose of poetry is to communicate or extend the joy of life by quickening our emotions.”
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Published by admin on 4th February 2010
Poetry has changed over the years, and modern poetry is not the same eclectic and elitist prose you may remember from your high school reading. Modern poetry is written in plain English, filled with imagery and emotion, and is so much easier to read than poetry of the past. If you haven’t read modern poetry, you don’t know what you are missing!
Edgar Allan Poe wrote the Raven, which is a wonderful piece of prose or poetry, and it is filled with imagery, emotion, metaphor, and hidden meaning. It’s also filled with Old English and esoteric lines, making it difficult to read without having to stop and analyze the deeper or hidden meaning behind it.
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