poetry slam???

Okay, I am completely out of the loop on this one. What is poetry slamming? Forgive me for not knowing, but I have never heard of such.

Thank you!! I'll go check out the site.

so is it like freestyle, like rap battles or are all the poems written and rehearsed?

I try to write just about all my poem to be reflected well, when presented in spoken word, and I kind of have a longing to participate in a slam battle. My exhibitionistic qualities should lend themelves well to that arena.

^I understand from the standpoint of a slam group that its all about the performance aspect, the energy, but I was taking about a performance group, but more of the lyric longue kind of thing, ehere every week or once a month an establishment (such as a club or something or maybe local community center) has a slam competition. As far as the performance aspect, I have an idea for my own group, but for now I would just like to enter a slam competition to see how I do, how well I captivate the crowd.

ooo slams are so much fun i've been in a total of two. if i gave any advice just try not to be nervous and have fun. the poetry slams i have been to are probably less organized than yours though, it was just this high school things put on one night in the Lansing Libary

~Jacklyn

~Good luck!

Yess poetry slamss are sooo awsomee lol they are really fun congradulations in joining the slamms

i hope things go well for you.

and the comment "your gay" is really immature and i hate it when people use it as an insult, just like the comment "your retarded" it's immature and you don't know who you are going to offend with those comments and personally they shouldn't be used to bring people down. i'm sure i'm not the only person on this site who believes this and i know many people who see the same view as i do.

~Jacklyn

I LOVE SLAM POETRY! Oh my goodness good luck with that , that is so amazing! I wanted to try that but I am a girl who laughs alllllll the time and I would totally screw it up! I have no advice but be yourself, even though its a challenge don't let it change who you are

GOOD LUCK KEEP ME POSTED