Best Poetry Slam Poems - April 2024

Take the Mic: The Art of Performance Poetry, Slam, and the Spoken Word (A Poetry Speaks Experience)

Get on Stage and Perfect Your Performance Have you ever enjoyed a slam or two and thought, "I could do this," but felt apprehensive staring at that empty mic—or worse, you climbed up on stage and struggled? Let Marc Kelly Smith, the founder of Slam Poetry, teach you everything you need to be a confident performer, from writing a powerful poem, to stage techniques, to going on tour (if that's where your muse leads you). Take the Mic is filled with insider tips, backstage advice, and tons of examples of slam poems that wake up an audience. With this book, you'll also be able to link to the Poe... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1402218990
• UPC: 760789224812
• ASIN: 1402218990
• ISBN: 1402218990
• Manufacturer: Sourcebooks MediaFusion

I Challenge You to a Poetry Slam Poet Poem Contest T-Shirt

• ASIN: B07NNV9G6W
• ASIN: B07NNV9G6W
• Brand: Poetry is Life Tee's
• Size: Male Small
• Manufacturer: Poetry is Life Tee's

1988 Press Photo Marc Kelly Smith reciting Poem, Greater Milwaukee Poetry Slam

This vintage photograph is from one of various newspaper archives including: Boston, Detroit, Tampa, Chicago, Denver, Seattle, New Orleans, Milwaukee, and more. I do not copy or reproduce photographs. Every item is a unique vintage piece that was once housed in a news archive. The size is noted on a custom label on the back of most of my photos.

• ASIN: B07DXBQX1N
• ASIN: B07DXBQX1N
• Brand: Vintage Photos
• Manufacturer: Vintage Photos

Hey You! C'mere! A Poetry Slam

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Liz Swados sets the stage for a hilarious, cathartic poetry slam, with casting and sets by Joe Cepeda.One summer morning in the sizzling city, seven kids gather on a street corner to share the power of poetry. As they move through the neighborhood, the kids transform their experiences -- standing up to a tough kid, slurping spaghetti and ice cream, a good "hiccup cough sniff" cry -- into a poetry slam celebrating the strength and energy of their own unique voices. Elizabeth Swado's wonderfully aural work is given visual dimension by Joe Cepeda's colorful, char... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0439092574
• ASIN: 0439092574
• ISBN: 0439092574
• Manufacturer: Arthur A. Levine Books

Grand Slam!: Best of the National Poetry Slam Vol. 1

• ASIN: B000003ZVP
• UPC: 769712413422
• ASIN: B000003ZVP
• Manufacturer: Mouth Almighty / Pgd

Conversations with Friends: A Novel

“[A] cult-hit . . . [a] sharply realistic comedy of adultery and friendship.”—Entertainment Weekly WINNER OF THE SUNDAY TIMES (UK) YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY VOGUE AND SLATE AND ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BUZZFEED AND ELLEFrances is a coolheaded and darkly observant young woman, vaguely pursuing a career in writing while studying in Dublin. Her best friend is the beautiful and endlessly self-possessed Bobbi. At a local poetry performance one night, they meet a well-known photographer, and as the girls are then gra... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01M6XMA62
• ASIN: B01M6XMA62
• Manufacturer: Hogarth

The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop

Hip-Hop is the largest youth culture in the history of the planet rock. This is the first poetry anthology by and for the Hip-Hop generation.It has produced generations of artists who have revolutionized their genre(s) by applying the aesthetic innovations of the culture. The BreakBeat Poets features 78 poets, born somewhere between 1961-1999, All-City and Coast-to-Coast, who are creating the next and now movement(s) in American letters.The BreakBeat Poets is for people who love Hip-Hop, for fans of the culture, for people who've never read a poem, for people who thought poems were only someth... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1608463958
• UPC: 884185440543
• ASIN: 1608463958
• ISBN: 1608463958
• Brand: Haymarket Books
• Manufacturer: Haymarket Books

Milk and Honey

#1 New York Times bestseller Milk and Honey is a collection of poetry and prose about survival. About the experience of violence, abuse, love, loss, and femininity.The book is divided into four chapters, and each chapter serves a different purpose. Deals with a different pain. Heals a different heartache. Milk and Honey takes readers through a journey of the most bitter moments in life and finds sweetness in them because there is sweetness everywhere if you are just willing to look.

• ASIN: 144947425X
• UPC: 050837351134
• ASIN: 144947425X
• ISBN: 9781449474256
• Brand: Rupi Kaur
• Manufacturer: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Forgive Yourself These Tiny Acts of Self-Destruction (Button Poetry)

Singer’s highly anticipated debut book collects and transforms work from his ten years as a mainstay of the NYC poetry scene. With work that ranges from the laugh out loud funny to the silence and rage of loss, Forgive Yourself These Tiny Acts of Self-Destruction is a must read. As the book unfolds Jared guides the reader through fresh takes on the discussion of body image and body positivity side by side with all too familiar discussions of mental health, anxiety and suicide. It explores the complex cloth that is American culture and New York in particular, taking extra time to examine his ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1943735611
• ASIN: 1943735611
• ISBN: 1943735611
• Manufacturer: Button Poetry

The Poet X

Winner of the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, the Michael L. Printz Award, and the Pura Belpré Award!Fans of Jacqueline Woodson, Meg Medina, and Jason Reynolds will fall hard for this astonishing New York Times-bestselling novel-in-verse by an award-winning slam poet, about an Afro-Latina heroine who tells her story with blazing words and powerful truth. Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking.But Xiomara has plenty she wants to ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B0727TNBDH
• ASIN: B0727TNBDH
• Manufacturer: HarperTeen

Poetry Slam! Limited Edition Version

Groovy, Daddio! Everyone can be a far-out poet even if they don't know it, ya dig? Poetry Slam is the party game all about writing short poems so that you can score big. Come up with some cosmic lines, and you'll find everyone snapping their fingers to the rhymes. Not only that - you gotta be fast coming up with rhymes since everyone is playing at the same time. If someone else finishes before you, they may end up getting a higher score, too. So come on, grab a pen, and start slammin'!

• ASIN: B07G8P549Q
• UPC: 080162887916
• ASIN: B07G8P549Q
• Brand: Mayday Games
• Manufacturer: Mayday Games

Poetry Is My Therapy - Poet Poetry TShirt

Poetry Is My Therapy - Poet Poetry TShirt. Beautiful poetry lover gift for poet or anyone who likes to write or read poems. Poetry novelty t-shirt features cute quote with illustration graphic. Awesome poet clothing to wear during National Poetry Month or to a poetry slam.

• ASIN: B07FW874YZ
• ASIN: B07FW874YZ
• Brand: Awesome Poetry Shirts
• Size: Male Small
• Manufacturer: Awesome Poetry Shirts

Helium

Helium is the debut poetry collection by internet phenom Rudy Francisco, whose work has defined poetry for a generation of new readers. Rudy's poems and quotes have been viewed and shared millions of times as he has traveled the country and the world performing for sell-out crowds. Helium is filled with work that is simultaneously personal and political, blending love poems, self-reflection, and biting cultural critique on class, race and gender into an unforgettable whole. Ultimately, Rudy's work rises above the chaos to offer a fresh and positive perspective of shared humanity and beauty.

• ASIN: B07755NZWN
• ASIN: B07755NZWN
• Manufacturer: Button Poetry

Wait 30 Minutes: Poems by Patrick Roche

The debut poetry chapbook from Patrick Roche, Wait 30 Minutes investigates topics of love, loss, sexuality, memory, family, mental health, substance abuse, body image, and the intersections of all of those and more. This collection contains poems which have garnered Roche over 5 million views through videos of his performances, as well as new poems previously unheard or unpublished.

• ASIN: 1511961627
• ASIN: 1511961627
• ISBN: 1511961627
• Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Depression & Other Magic Tricks

Depression & Other Magic Tricks is the debut book by Sabrina Benaim, one of the most-viewed performance poets of all time, whose poem "Explaining My Depression to My Mother" has become a cultural phenomenon with over 50,000,000 views. Depression & Other Magic Tricks explores themes of mental health, love, and family. It is a documentation of struggle and triumph, a celebration of daily life and of living. Benaim's wit, empathy, and gift for language produce a work of endless wonder.

• ASIN: B074XJX9NK
• ASIN: B074XJX9NK
• Brand: Unknown
• Manufacturer: Button Poetry

Best Loved Poems of American People

Collection of the most popular American poems grouped by subject including Love and friendship, Inspiration, and Faith and

• UPC: 461703
• Rating: 4.667

The Heart of Chinese Poetry : Fifty-Seven of the Best Traditional Chinese Poems in a Dual-Language Edition

Greg Whincup offers a varied and unique approach to Chinese translation in The Heart of Chinese Poetry. Special features of this edition include direct word-for-word translations showing the range of meaning in each Chinese character,

• UPC: 46768236
• Rating: 4.556

Best Korean Poems Collection : Anthology of Korean Poetry

Meet the very finest of Korean poetry. This compilation of best Korean poems bring you the essence of Korean zeitgeist of the time, covering the early 1900's to the late 1900's. Also ideal for advanced

• UPC: 688089037

100 Best Poems for Children

Books : 100 Best Poems for Children (Puffin Poetry)

• UPC: 772242114
• Rating: 5.0

The Best Loved Poems of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis's favorite poems are collected here, selected by her daughter, including the work of Rudyard Kipling, William Shakespeare, Homer, Yeats, and Emily Dickinson, among others. 250,000 first

• UPC: 43151806
• Rating: 4.25

The 100 Best Poems of All Time

An anthology of poetry from around the world includes works by Homer, Dante, Shakespeare, Keats, Poe, both Brownings, Dickinson, Eliot, Neruda, Plath, and Angelou, as well as poems and songs that have entered popular

• UPC: 1071285
• Rating: 4.0

Best Poems of the Brontë Sisters - eBook

"In this collection of their poetry, published under gender-concealing pseudonyms, we get an intimate glimpse of their fears, hopes, faith, and desires." — Haunted Library"This collection is not only for fans of the Brontë Sisters

• UPC: 674183946
• Rating: 5.0

Best of Slam Poetry #2 - eBook

Inzwischen hat NichtGanzDichter sein zehnjähriges Bühnenjubiläum gefeiert - Grund genug für eine neue Textsammlung!"Best of Slam Poetry #2" vereint die zwanzig spannendsten Bühnentexte des in Ludwigshafen und Köln ansässigen Spoken Word Performers aus der Schaffensperiode

• UPC: 209771653

Best of Slam Poetry - eBook

NichtGanzDichter… dieser Name ist Programm! "Originell, speziell, schwerstbegabt", so lautet die Devise! Seit 2008 tritt der umtriebige Künstler bei Poetry Slams und Lesungen auf. In seiner Rolle als rappender Schachspieler "MC Mate" ist er längst

• UPC: 967928185

A Million Brilliant Poems: Pt. 1: A Collection of the Very Best Children's Poetry Today (Paperback)

Roger Stevens has selected the very best children's poetry published over the last 15 years in one fabulous book. Funny poems, sad poems, and poems to learn by heart and many many more from today's

• UPC: 996461795

Best of Slam Poetry: Bühnentexte - NichtGanzDichter... | Buch | Zustand sehr gut

• UPC: 372855236913
• Category: Belletristik
• Price: 9 EUR

Grand Slam! : Best of the National Poetry Slam Vol. 1

• UPC: 273861003334
• Category: CDs
• Price: 6 USD

Best of Slam Poetry by Nichtganzdichter: New

• UPC: 283447415456
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 23 USD

Best of Slam Poetry #2 by Nichtganzdichter: New

• UPC: 283514262823
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 22 USD

Best of Slam Poetry #2 by Nichtganzdichter 9783748260356 | Brand New

• UPC: 123971016300
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 17 USD

V/A GRAND SLAM! Best Of The National Poetry Slam, Vol. 1

• UPC: 192559347638
• Category: Płyty CD
• Price: 12 PLN

The Best Slam / Stand-Up Performance / Spoken Word Poetry Book in the World b...

• UPC: 333176824554
• Category: Non-Fiction
• Price: 9 GBP

JWD - Best of Poetry Slam Niedersachsen von Sebasti... | Buch | Zustand sehr gut

• UPC: 372675381426
• Category: Sonstige
• Price: 8 EUR

Best of Slam Poetry #2 by Nichtganzdichter 9783748260356 | Brand New

• UPC: 333163230096
• Category: Non-Fiction
• Price: 13 GBP

Best of Slam Poetry #2 by Nichtganzdichter 9783748260363 | Brand New

• UPC: 233216567058
• Category: Non-Fiction
• Price: 20 GBP