Killing Poetry examines the performance of race as it relates to gender, sexuality, and class in the spoken word communities of Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York. Javon Johnson, a renowned slam poet himself, focuses on how slam poets navigate the diverse poetry scenes in which they perform, as part of the larger world they encounter as Black Americans.
Killing Poetry examines the performance of race as it relates to gender, sexuality, and class in the spoken word communities of Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York. Javon Johnson, a renowned slam poet himself, focuses on how slam poets navigate the diverse poetry scenes in which they perform, as part of the larger world they encounter as Black Americans.
Preface 1 Let The Slam Begin: History, Method, and Beyond 2 “This DPL, Come On!”: Black Manhood in the Los Angeles Slam and Spoken Word Scene 3 SlamMasters: Toward Creative and Transformative Justice 4 Button Up: Viral Poetry and Rethinking the Archives 5 Conclusion: “That Is the Slam, Everybody” Acknowledgments Glossary Index References
Preface 1 Let The Slam Begin: History, Method, and Beyond 2 “This DPL, Come On!”: Black Manhood in the Los Angeles Slam and Spoken Word Scene 3 SlamMasters: Toward Creative and Transformative Justice 4 Button Up: Viral Poetry and Rethinking the Archives 5 Conclusion: “That Is the Slam, Everybody” Acknowledgments Glossary Index References
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