Article: Part art, part tourney: ECC Poetry Slam returns.(Neighbor)

Elgin Community College presents the latest in performance poetry during the seventh annual Poetry Slam from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 15. The free event is held in the Advanced Technology Center Auditorium on the main campus, 1700 Spartan Drive, Elgin.

Poetry slam, a competitive event during which poets perform their own work and are judged by selected members of the audience, puts a dual emphasis on writing and performance, encouraging poets to focus on what theyre saying and how theyre saying it. Audiences are encouraged to react openly to all aspects of the slam, including the poets performance, the judges scores and the hosts banter; they can pound ...

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