oral interpretation of poetry

A collection of poems by poets of all ages, ethnicities, and geographic locations.

A collection of poems and essays by thirty-five female spoken word artists from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, including Sarah Jones, Leah Harris, Tracie Morris, and others.

On t.p.: Introducing poetry to children through listening, singing, chanting, impromptu choral reading, body movement, dance, and dramatization. Including 98 favorite songs and poems.

A collections of verses in such categories as "Meet the Family," "Love and Country," " Poems That Tell Stories," and "Special Places.".

Presents nearly 150 selections of spoken-word poetry by poets, songwriters, actors, and performers, including Mike McGee, Mark Strand, Billy Corgan, Nikki Giovanni, Viggo Mortensen, and others, and includes over fifty performances on audio CD.

Presents the methods used in the Youth Speaks after-school poetry workshops and showcases the works of some of the program's participants.

Text and CD introduce slam and hip-hop poetry.

A history of the New York City Poetry Slam, a performance poetry competition in which participants recite their own, original work before a panel of five judges selected randomly from the audience, discussing its origins in the 1980s, and following the movement's development over the course of twenty years.

Presents over forty poems of slam, hip-hop, Taos, Nuyorican, performance art, and other contemporary styles, featuring such authors as Sherman Alexie, Edward Hirsch, Viggo Mortensen, and Patricia Smith. Also includes performances on audio CD.

A guide to performing poetry alone and in groups, including guidelines for setting up poetry-performance contests.