Slam Poetry & Spoken Word Poems
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While browsing the poetry here, please remember my work is primarily written in Spoken Word form. Spoken Word Poetry is a performance art that can sound drastically different on page than on stage.
It's important to know that I've spent a good portion of my life fighting heroin and opiate addiction, so I have written a lot of poetry about shooting heroin, going through withdrawal, life on the streets, etc. Modern poets and spoken word artists gather at events called Poetry Slams to express their poems in a forum where competition clashes with camaraderie. Poetry slams are a form of competitive performance poetry where artists vie to win the hearts of random judges selected from the audience and come away with the crown for the day (which generally equates to nothing in monetary terms). If you want get a little deeper into slam poetry, Click here for my personal take on what "spoken word" is and what "poetry slams" are, and you can also visit my blog where I have a number of articles with ideas and tips for writing and performing slam poetry. Most of my poetry is not written to flow like a sonnet, ballad or nursery rhyme; it's not created to be read in chorus with a heartbeat. This is slam poetry - its all about the art of the spoken word. Emphasis, emotion, inflection and pace are dictated by content, so reading a poem more than once in different states of mind could bring out altered meanings or new and different understandings. Whether you are an experienced slam poet, a dabbling spoken word artist, or just someone who enjoys the art of poetry and is prodding curiosity, I hope you find something you can relate to and identify with on my slam poetry website. And always feel free to contact me; I love awesome people. Need help with writing or performing your own slam poetry? Check out my blog for tips, hints, ideas and more...
Want your own poem posted on this site? Just send me an email and I'll let you know if I can put it up. All the guidelines are here. |
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