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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| Place / Publishing House: | New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2017] ©2017 |
| Year of Publication: | 2017 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (170 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. Let the Slam Begin: History, Method, and Beyond
- 2. "This DPL, Come On!": Black Manhood in the Los Angeles Slam and Spoken Word Scene
- 3. SlamMasters: Toward Creative and Transformative Justice
- 4. Button Up: Viral Poetry and Rethinking the Archives
- 5. Conclusion: "That Is the Slam, Everybody"
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- References
- Index