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How I did it: I had been interested in slam for years before I did, I just didn't know how to get into it. I met two people who were slammers, and that's how I found out about when and were my slam was, but you can find listings for readings online, or you can google slam poetry and your city. I started going and found that people are very kind and accepting. It came pretty natural to me to enjoy being onstage, behind the mic, so that wasn't a challenge, but developing my skill and writing has been. Now I go regularly, and I competed in the slam that got me onto our nationals team, and I'M SO EXCITED FOR NAT'S!
Lessons & tips: Don't be afraid, most slam communities are incredibly accepting and encouraging. And when you don't start competing, DON'T WORRY ABOUT YOUR SCORES. When artists start to compete, it brings out the worst in them, so Always Stay True to You and Your Art.
I have been slamming for about a year, and it’s absolutely fantastic. I would encourage anyone and everyone who has any interest in this to explore their options and maybe even challenge themselves to at least perform, if not compete.
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and incredibly funny texts! The funny, surrealistic ones seem to work best in poetry slams…
An acquaintance mentioned by chance that she had always wanted to go to a poetry slam, but didn’t want to go. Same with me, so we went there together this evening. I’m glad I finally did this.
Look in the newspapers or local art mags, they usually have listings of poetry slams.. often call open mike nights
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No, I didn’t win, but I had fun, great fun, and I think people liked my poetry at least as much as I liked others’ poetry.
And the sharing is what it’s all about to me.
The publicity isn’t bad either.
I attended the Urbana Poetry Slam Finals at the Bowery Poetry Club (New York) on Thursday, 4/27/06. It was excellent … I was amazed at how talented the presenters were and am psyched to go again and maybe take a friend who has never experienced a poetry slam.
i live in the bay area and would like to get this off the list of things i still want to do.
It’s just a different venue for words than you get anywhere else…I remember The Nuyorican Poetry Cafe as the best one.
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Poetry slams are scary, they are solely for the bravest poets amongst us, though they are pretty incredible to watch, I’ve competed in two slams, rather unwillingly If I remember rightly, I lost em both but did come second in one of them which wasn’t too bad.
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