The cultural politics of slam poetry : race, identity, and the performance of popular verse in America / Susan B.A. Somers-Willett.

"The cultural phenomenon known as slam poetry was born some twenty years ago in white working-class Chicago barrooms. Since then, the raucous competitions have spread internationally, launching a number of annual tournaments, inspiring a generation of young poets, and spawning a commercial empi...

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Main Author: Somers-Willett, Susan B. A., 1973-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, ©2009.
Series:Anthropology series.
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