Killing Poetry : : Blackness and the Making of Slam and Spoken Word Communities / / Javon Johnson.
In recent decades, poetry slams and the spoken word artists who compete in them have sparked a resurgent fascination with the world of poetry. However, there is little critical dialogue that fully engages with the cultural complexities present in slam and spoken word poetry communities, as well as t...
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