The cultural politics of slam poetry : race, identity, and the performance of popular verse in America /

The cultural politics of slam poetry : race, identity, and the performance of popular verse in America / Susan B.A. Somers-Willett.

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"The cultural phenomenon known as slam poetry was born some twenty years ago in white working-class Chicago barrooms. Since then, the raucous competitions have spread internationally, launching a number of annual tournaments, inspiring a generation of young poets, and spawning a commercial empi...

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Main Author: Somers-Willett, Susan B. A., 1973-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, ©2009.
Series:Anthropology series.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Performance poetry > United States > History and criticism.
American poetry > 20th century > History and criticism.
Race in literature.
Identity (Psychology) in literature.
Oral interpretation of poetry.
Poetry slams > United States > History.
Poetry > Political aspects > United States.
American poetry
Identity (Psychology) in literature
Oral interpretation of poetry
Performance poetry
Poetry > Political aspects
Poetry slams
Race in literature
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History

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