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Contents......Page 14
Introduction: Slam and the Search for Poetry’s Great Audience......Page 16
1. On Page and Stage: Slam Poetry as a Genre......Page 31
2. Poetry and the People: The Cultural Tensions of American Popular Verse in Performance......Page 54
3. I Sing the Body Authentic: Slam Poetry and the Cultural Politics of Performing Identity......Page 83
4. "Commercial Niggas Like Me": Spoken Word Poetry, Hip-Hop, and the Racial Politics of Going Mainstream......Page 111
Epilogue: "Designs for Living"—Notes on the Future of Slam Poetry......Page 149
Appendix......Page 154
Document 1: The Official Rules of National Poetry Slam Competition......Page 156
Document 2: The Official National Poetry Slam "Emcee Spiel"......Page 164
Document 3: The Official National Poetry Slam Instructions for Judges......Page 165
Notes......Page 168
Bibliography......Page 184
Index......Page 194
Introduction: Slam and the Search for Poetry’s Great Audience......Page 16
1. On Page and Stage: Slam Poetry as a Genre......Page 31
2. Poetry and the People: The Cultural Tensions of American Popular Verse in Performance......Page 54
3. I Sing the Body Authentic: Slam Poetry and the Cultural Politics of Performing Identity......Page 83
4. "Commercial Niggas Like Me": Spoken Word Poetry, Hip-Hop, and the Racial Politics of Going Mainstream......Page 111
Epilogue: "Designs for Living"—Notes on the Future of Slam Poetry......Page 149
Appendix......Page 154
Document 1: The Official Rules of National Poetry Slam Competition......Page 156
Document 2: The Official National Poetry Slam "Emcee Spiel"......Page 164
Document 3: The Official National Poetry Slam Instructions for Judges......Page 165
Notes......Page 168
Bibliography......Page 184
Index......Page 194
