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Killing Poetry // Blackness and the Making of Slam and Spoken Word Communities

Killing Poetry // • Javon Johnson • ISBN 9780813580012

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Killing Poetry // Blackness and the Making of Slam and Spoken Word Communities

Killing Poetry // • Javon Johnson • ISBN-13 9780813580012

ISBN-10 0813580013 • 2017

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ISBN 9780813580012 • Completeness 51

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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 their ramifications.

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Publisher: Javon Johnson
Jul 17, 2017
Pages: 170

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Contributor: Killing Poetry //

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Category: Age 14+Category: Art/ArtistsCategory: Non-FictionCategory: Performing ArtsCategory: (rutgers University Press)Category: (tameka)

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