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Description of Poetry/Poetry Slam

Poetry encompasses both spoken word poetry readings and Poetry Slam -- a free-form, experimental style in which anything goes. Poetry Slam often enhances the text with music. With the poem at the forefront, rhythms, beats, tempo, and tone can add deeper meaning to its words.

Poetry/Poetry Slam Key Tracks

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	1. Lady Day And John Coltrane	Gil Scott-Heron
	2. Hidden Track: Untitled	Renzo Cesana
	3. Warning To Young Couples (Huntsmen's Hounds)	William S. Burroughs
	4. Eros	Rod McKuen
	5. Circe	Ursula Rucker
	6. Untitled	Renzo Cesana
	7. Negro	Langston Hughes
	8. The Great Hunt	Carl Sandburg
	9. Goodbye, Goodbye	Timothy Leary

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Poetry/Poetry Slam Key Artists

Charles Bukowski

Bukowski's name is
synonymous with wild
stories of debased
depravity. Born in Germany,
Bukowski came to the Uni...

Gil Scott-Heron

Jazz-Funk vocalist/pianist
Scott-Heron's street
conscious works have
influenced many R&B and
hip-hop artists to follow.

Langston Hughes

Hughes' first book of poetry
was "The Weary Blues,"
published in 1926. Huges
was one of the leaders of
the "Harlem Renaissance"...

Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Insanely popular
poet/songwriter, regarded
by many as a kitsch icon.
Wrote "Seasons in the Sun"
based on a Jacques Brel t...

Ursula Rucker

Many electronica artists --
Josh Wink and 4 Hero
among them -- have set
poetess Ursula Rucker's
words to music.

William S. Burroughs

Writer, traveler, actor,
junkie - William Burroughs
made successful careers
out of them all. William
Burroughs went to Harvar...

Poetry/Poetry Slam

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Poetry/Poetry Slam Key Tracks

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