Article: GET LIT! 2007 POETRY SLAM EVENTS TO FEATURE YOUTH, TEENS

Article: Poetry slam: Police raid Bridgeport 'Printer's ...
Chicago Sun-Times;  July 25, 2007 ;     555 words ... ... of activity." There were live music and disc jockeys on the upper floors, where liquor was being served, and candles were lit throughout the building near "very flammable," oil-based paintings, Escareno said. "There was a lot of activity -- all ...

Article: Of War, Poverty and Shoes: Poetry Slam's Varied ...
The Washington Post;  May 3, 2007 ;     485 words ...The media center at Montgomery Blair High School was transformed: the lights dimmed, candles lit, flowers in vases on paper-clothed tables. On a stage erected for the occasion, student after student stood before a tall ...

Article: POETRY SLAM TEAM HOLDING FUND-RAISER
Dayton Daily News;  May 21, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... getting involved in Dayton's monthly Poetry Slam competitions - to be later voted into ... job is to act as the CEO of the Dayton Poetry Slam events. This includes being the MC ... meetings and preparing for the National Poetry Slam Competition. Poetry slams are held ...

Article: RAW ART POETRY SLAM TEAM TO TRAVEL TO NEW MEXICO TO ...
The Capital Times (Madison, WI);  July 20, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... Rob Thomas The Capital Times At a poetry slam, the truth gets delivered in three ... 80 other teams at the 2005 National Poetry Slam. They're going there to make a strong ... working in conjunction with the Milwaukee poetry slam community, they're aiming to host ...

Article: Australian Poetry Slam '08.
National Library of Australia Gateways;  October 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... after witnessing the US National Poetry Slam In 1984, a construction worker ... spread across the world--the poetry slam. In 2008, the National Library ... participating in the Australian Poetry Slam. We are calling all poets, hip ...

Article: POETRY SLAM PITS RHYME VS. REASON.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  October 30, 1995 ;     700+ words ... ... Staff writer Grand slam. Body slam. Poetry slam. Shakespeare may be rolling over in ... pit a hurly-burly reading known as a poetry slam looms on the performance scene. Its ... scream. Marc Smith, founder of the poetry slam, which has spawned a clump of imitators ...

Article: QUEENSBOROUGH POETRY SLAM STUDENTS RECENTLY WIN ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  March 9, 2006 ;     597 words ... ... release: For the second month in a row, Queensborough Community College Poetry Slam students win the Intercollegiate Poetry Slam at the Bowery Poetry Club. Poetry Slam is the competitive art of performance poetry. It puts a dual emphasis on ...