We often read poetry and perhaps write poetry in different formats. But there is a joy to reading poetry out loud, and to create this kind of poetry is a different kind of writing. In this class we will listen to slam poetry videos, talk about what defines poetry meant to be performed, and how the visual performance is part of the power of the words. Slam poetry is often a protest poetry, and there is an intensity that is not present in many other kinds of poetry readings. 

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