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Poetry Slams: Reasserting Poetry’s Oral Tradition

Part performance, part competition, poetry slams are boosting poetry’s popularity with children, teens, and even adults. In section one of this NewsHour report, Elizabeth Farnsworth talks with nationally ranked slammers Ariana Waynes and Roger Bonair-Augard about the concept of slamming and their experiences with the genre. In section two, Spencer Michels investigates the positive impact that slamming is having on at-risk youth, as demonstrated by the Youth Poetry Slam League sponsored by WritersCorps, an organization that works with young writers in schools, detention centers, housing projects, and shelters. (25 minutes)

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Item#: BVL10497
Copyright date: ©1999
VHS ISBN 978-0-7365-1664-8
DVD ISBN 978-0-7365-9375-5


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