Smith, Marc Kelly

Provides a definition of slam poetry, discusses the history and tradition of the art, and offers advice on how to become an effective slam poetry performer, covering the rules of competition, poetry writing, how to conquer stage fright, rehearsal, and performance techniques.

A guide to staging a poetry slam, discussing the history and tradition of spoken word poetry, the rules and regulations of slam competition, the skills of being a slammaster, slam formats and organization, venues, light and sound, publicity, and other topics.

Text and CD introduce slam and hip-hop poetry.