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There is no way to explain it. Poetry is what it is...spoken word is fluid expression of the heart. We decided that it would be the freshest, dopest idea to host a slam competition right here in the nw suburbs of Chicago. Most of the slam poetry events seem to be highlighted in Chicago, so we are bringing it right in your backyard LIVE and DIRECT! Brought to you by your local spoken word artists and poets. What is a poetry slam? (taken from http://www.poetryslam.com) Simply put, poetry slam is the competitive art of performance poetry. It puts a dual emphasis on writing and performance, encouraging poets to focus on what they're saying and how they're saying it. A poetry slam is a competitive event in which poets perform their work and are judged by members of the audience. Typically, the host or another organizer selects the judges, who are instructed to give numerical scores (on a zero to 10 or one to 10 scale) based on the poets' content and performance. What can the audience do? The official MC encourages the audience to respond to the poets or the judges in any way they see fit, and most slams have adopted that guideline. Audiences can boo or cheer at the conclusion of a poem, or even during a poem. At the Uptown Slam at Chicago's Green Mill Tavern,where poetry slam was born, the audience is instructed on an established progression of reactions if they don't like a poet, including finger snapping, foot stomping, and various verbal exhortations. If the audience expresses a certain level of dissatisfaction with the poet, the poet leaves the stage, even if he or she hasn't finished the performance. Though not every slam is as exacting in its procedure for getting a poet off the stage, the vast majority of slams give their audience the freedom and the permission to express itself. home

There is no way to explain it. Poetry is what it is...spoken word is fluid expression of the heart. We decided that it would be the freshest, dopest idea to host a slam competition right here in the nw suburbs of Chicago. Most of the slam poetry events seem to be highlighted in Chicago, so we are bringing it right in your backyard LIVE and DIRECT! Brought to you by your local spoken word artists and poets.

What is a poetry slam? (taken from http://www.poetryslam.com)

Simply put, poetry slam is the competitive art of performance poetry. It puts a dual emphasis on writing and performance, encouraging poets to focus on what they're saying and how they're saying it. A poetry slam is a competitive event in which poets perform their work and are judged by members of the audience. Typically, the host or another organizer selects the judges, who are instructed to give numerical scores (on a zero to 10 or one to 10 scale) based on the poets' content and performance.

What can the audience do?

The official MC encourages the audience to respond to the poets or the judges in any way they see fit, and most slams have adopted that guideline. Audiences can boo or cheer at the conclusion of a poem, or even during a poem.

At the Uptown Slam at Chicago's Green Mill Tavern,where poetry slam was born, the audience is instructed on an established progression of reactions if they don't like a poet, including finger snapping, foot stomping, and various verbal exhortations. If the audience expresses a certain level of dissatisfaction with the poet, the poet leaves the stage, even if he or she hasn't finished the performance. Though not every slam is as exacting in its procedure for getting a poet off the stage, the vast majority of slams give their audience the freedom and the permission to express itself.

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