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Joy Harjo
Joy Harjo Native American Joy Harjo (born 1951) is a multi–faceted writer, artist, and musician, who often performs her poetry live with her band, Poetic Justice. Trained first as a painter, Harjo shifted her attention to poetry during her undergraduate studies at the University of New... Read more |
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Bjorn Borg
Bjorn Borg 1956- Swedish tennis player One of the best all-time performers in tennis history, Swedish player Bjorn Borg won 62 singles titles, including 11 Grand Slam titles, and was ranked number one in the world in 1979 and 1980. With his powerful two-handed backhand, menacing... Read more |
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Jewel
JewelSinger, songwriter Pop superstar Jewel combined original musical compositions with a beguiling, heartfelt voice and a charming, honest demeanor. Within the span of four years, Jewel went from living in a van in the San Diego, California, area and performing for customers in local coffeehouses... Read more |
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Jennifer Capriati
Jennifer Capriati 1976- American tennis player Jennifer Capriati took the tennis world by storm in 1990 when she became the youngest player to ever reach a final of a professional tennis tournament just shy of her fourteenth birthday. She was the youngest ever player to reach the semifinals... Read more |
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Amru al-Kais
Amru al-Kais , fl. 6th cent., Arabic poet. His verse, like much of the poetry of the pre-Islamic period, is intensely subjective and stylistically perfect. He was esteemed by Arabs as the great model for erotic poetry. He is thought to have lived in high favor with the imperial court at... Read more |
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jig
jig dance of English origin that is performed also in Ireland and Scotland. It is usually a lively dance, performed by one or more persons, with quick and irregular steps. When the jig was introduced to the United States, it was often danced in minstrel shows. In instrumental music the gigue, the... Read more |
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George MacBeth
MacBeth, George Mann (1932– ), poet, was a member of the Group during the 1950s and in the 1960s was associated with the vogue for poetry in performance. His early work was experimental and at times macabre and violent in its preoccupations; later collections show (in his own words)... Read more |
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Arthur Symons
Arthur Symons , 1865-1945, English poet and critic. A leader of the symbolists in England, Symons interpreted French decadent poetry to the English through translations, criticism, and his own imitative poems. He was editor of the Savoy (1896) until a period of insanity, movingly described in... Read more |
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Louis Untermeyer
Louis Untermeyer , 1885-1977, American poet and anthologist, b. New York City. Although a first-rate poet, he is known best for his anthologies, notably Modern American Poetry (1919), Modern British Poetry (1920), This Singing World (1923), Fifty Modern American and British Poets: 1920-1970 ... Read more |
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Poetry slam a quirky performance art
...competitive art of performance poetry and puts dual emphasis...performance. The first poetry slam was at Chicago...savvy group. The poetry was intense and...bring their words to life. Dave ... |
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The Cultural Politics of Slam Poetry: Race, Identity, and the Performance of...
...The Cultural Politics of Slam Poetry: Race, Identity, and the Performance of Popular Verse in America...intriguing examination of Slam Poetry. She chronicles its beginnings...complicated and nuanced life of a ... |
 "The Herald News - Joliet (IL)")
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POWER OF POETRY | WRITER'S PERFORMANCE SLAMS MESSAGE HOME FOR STUDENTS
...autobiography about his life. Jennifer Childress...Charles Dickens. Slam poetry has really...write their own poetry and to compete in poetry slams with other high...first national poetry ... |
 "The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)")
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SPEAKING TRUTH TO LIFE PERFORMANCE ARTIST REACHES NORFOLK STUDENTS WITH A...
...all ages in the form of slam poetry. With her art, Danley...laughing and crying about life . "She has an instant...Minutes" for elevating slam poetry to a new art form, comes...stories from her life in ... |
 "The Independent (London, England)")
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Slam, Spam and Snakes Kevin Le Gendre looks at the performance poetry scene...
...media interest in performance poetry culminated...profiles of three performance poets who come from...are of the high-performance genre - they hurdle...new beginning." Slam!'s strength as...with a art but with life and some ... |
 "Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)")
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Bringing poetry to the people; The National Poetry Slam is coming to St....
...competitive art of performance poetry, where poets are...presence and delivery. Poetry is written weeks...aren't handpicked poetry experts or local...No. 9 individual slam poet in the world...started performing in slams in ... |
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Slam poetry hits home
...competitive art of performance poetry. The...the content and performance. This gives...Chicago and now lives in Boston. Experiencing...the National Poetry Slam in 1996. Two...he said. Slams are usually ... |
 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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POETRY SLAM PITS RHYME VS. REASON.(LIFE & LEISURE)
...looms on the performance scene. Its originator...founder of the poetry slam, which...wonder, is a poetry slam? But first...person. A poetry slam, then, according...At some poetry ... |
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In Defense of SLAM! Nation.(slam poetry)
...Smith suggests, "slam has changed people's lives. Thats what art...a sit-com. The slam moves people to be...involved with art and performance, with words and...role of women in slam was the topic and...and con on whether ... |
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Giving a Voice to Their Feelings; Slam Poetry Teaches Students Self- Expression
...The winner at Slam 'n' Jam would...energy came from poetry workshops conducted...will win the slam poetry hound dog?" Danley...memorable day in their lives. Their work spanned eighth-grade life from broken elbows...The point ... |
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