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Home / Arts / Literature / Poetry / Performance and Presentation / Slams and Slam Teams
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- a little bit louder - Artists collective that sponsors regular poetry slams in New York City. The site features audio recordings of recent slams, and print collections of poetry from slam champions.
www.geocities.com/loudpoet
- ¡Ballabajoomba Slam! - Central site for information on Corpus Christy, Texas, poetry slams and competitions to pull together a local team for the National Poetry Slam.
ballabajoomba.tripod.com
- Boston Poetry Slam - Weekly poetry slam competitions held at the Cantab Lounge in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The site is textual, low-graphics, but regularly updated with information on upcoming events.
www.slamnews.com/cancal.html
- Broken Speech - Information about the Orlando, Florida, poetry slam movement, with photographs and links to related sites.
brokenspeech.com
- Dallas Poets - Biographies and some sample poems by some Dallas-Fort Worth slam poets.
www.dallaspoets.com
- DC Slam - Myth @ Teaism is the home of the Washington, DC's, slam team. Schedules for slams and other events are listed on the site, as well as information on the slam team members.
www.dcslam.com
- Grand Rapids Poetry Slam - Official homepage for the Grand Rapids Poetry Slam, member of PSI Inc., and annual participant in the National Poetry Slam. Site features descriptions of a poetry slam competiton, links to other sources of information, and all the dirt on the local show.
www.angelfire.com/mi2/kpslam
- Jerry Jazz Musician - Poet Gary Glazner discusses Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, the history of the poetry slam, and Beatfest 2002 with Jerry Jazz Musician.
www.jerryjazzmusician.com/mainHTML.cfm?page=glazner.html
- louderARTS.com - Home of "a little bit louder," a collective fostering the growth of its members while expanding the boundaries of spoken word as a collaborative and individual art. Schedule, reading list, and newsletter.
www.louderarts.com
- People's Republic of Vermont Slam - Slam poetry competitions held at the Rhombus Gallery/Artspace in Burlington, Vermont. Site features pictures of past events, and allows you to sign up for the organization's newsletter.
www.gotpoetry.com/vtslams
- People's Republic of Vermont Slam - Slam poetry competitions held at the Rhombus Gallery/Artspace in Burlington, Vermont. Features pictures of past events, slam statistics, slam rules, slam news, and the slam hot dog.
www.vermontslams.com
- Poetry Scene Stealers - Home of the San Diego Poetry Slam, featuring a listing of upcoming events & readings, as well as information on "drift wood highway," an annual poetry anthology.
poetryscenestealers.tripod.com
- Poetry Slam, Inc. - The sponsors of the National Poetry Slam provide insight into "what is a slam" as well as a thorough listing of slam venues around the United States. Site also features a "store" for purchasing books, CDs and tapes of poetry performances.
www.poetryslam.com
- Puro Slam - Information on poetry slam competitions in San Antonio, Texas. Schedule of events is featured along with highlights of San Antonio Team 2000, which attended the National Poetry Festival and ranks #1 in Texas and #2 in the Nation.
puroslam.8k.com
- PuroSlam.com - The official website for the San Antonio slam series.
www.puroslam.com
- Rubber Chicken Poetry Slam - Where we take the poetry seriously, not the slam. Monterey, California, second and fourth Wednesdays. Schedule, rules, general information about this and all slams, and star slammers.
www.rubberchickenpoetry.com
- Slam City! - Information about poetry slam teams in Atlanta, Georgia. Updated quarterly with news on competitions gearing up for the annual National Poetry Slam, in Seattle, Washington.
www.bluemilk.net/general/poetry.htm
- Slam News Service - News about Slam Poetry events around the world in a low-graphics environment. The "latest news" and events pages are updated regularly.
www.slamnews.com
- SLAM ON IT! - Weekly slam held at Brew's Sports Bar in Oakland, California. Site includes schedule, and interviews with poets.
www.slamonit.bigstep.com
- Slampapi's HomePage - Marc Smith is considered the father of poetry slam and performance poetry. The site features his biography, a visual archive of his poetry, a schedule of upcoming performances, and a great listing of poetry slam venues around the United States.
www.slampapi.com
- The Austin Poetry Slam Homepage - Profiles of Austin slam poets, spoken word recordings for sale, a schedule of poetry slams in the area, and a fun primer on rules for both slam poets and judges.
www.austinslam.com
- The Wam Bam Poetry Slam! - Weekly poetry slam competitions held at the Mad Bar in Chicago, Illinois. Fun to browse through site features audio and video of past performers.
www.mentalgraffiti.org/wambam
- Youth Speaks - Youth Speaks organizes the National Youth Poetry Slam. The group brings young people together across community, school, and neighborhood lines through the written and spoken word.
www.youthspeaks.org
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