TY  - BOOK
AU  - Johnson,Javon
TI  - Killing Poetry: Blackness and the Making of Slam and Spoken Word Communities
SN  - 9780813580043
AV  - PS310 
U1  - 811.009896073 
PY  - 2017///
CY  - New Brunswick
PB  - Rutgers University Press
KW  - American poetry-African American authors-History and criticism
KW  - Poetry slams-United States-History
KW  - Performance poetry-United States-History and criticism
KW  - Poetry-Social aspects-United States
KW  - Poetry-Political aspects-United States
KW  - American poetry-20th century-History and criticism
KW  - American poetry-21st century-History and criticism
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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
N2  - No detailed description available for "Killing Poetry"
UR  - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=4789882
ER  -