Killing Poetry : Blackness and the Making of Slam and Spoken Word Communities.
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TextPublisher: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, 2017Copyright date: ©2017Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (171 pages)Content type: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780813580043
- American poetry-African American authors-History and criticism
- Poetry slams-United States-History
- Performance poetry-United States-History and criticism
- Poetry-Social aspects-United States
- Poetry-Political aspects-United States
- American poetry-20th century-History and criticism
- American poetry-21st century-History and criticism
- 811.009896073
- PS310
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Let the Slam Begin: History, Method, and Beyond -- Chapter 2: "This DPL, Come On!": Black Manhood in the Los Angeles Slam and Spoken Word Scene -- Chapter 3: SlamMasters: Toward Creative and Transformative Justice -- Chapter 4: Button Up: Viral Poetry and Rethinking the Archives -- Chapter 5: Conclusion: "That Is the Slam, Everybody" -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Author.
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