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Poetry Slam (how to guides)
Complete Idiot’s Guide to Slam Poetry with CD (Audio) by Marc Kelly/ Kraynak, Joe Smith ISBN: 1592572464 Publisher: Alpha Books Publication Date: August 2004
Poetry Slam: The Competitive Art of Performance Poetry by Gary Glazner ISBN: 0916397661 Publisher: Manic D Press Publication Date: September 2000.
A Slam Poetry Manual by Michael Baldwin. Available from ALA http://www.alastore.ala.org.
Slam Poetry Collections Caution: many of the poems in these collections contain expletives and/or adult subject matter which some may find offensive
Listen Up!: Spoken Word Poetry by Zoe Anglesey ISBN: 0345428978 Publisher: One World Publication Date: March 1999
Poetry Slam: The Competitive Art of Performance Poetry by Gary Glazner
Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam on Broadway...and Moreby Stan Lathan ISBN: 0743476220 Publisher: Atria Books Publication Date: March 2005
The Spoken Word Revolution: Slam, Hip-Hop & the Poetry of a New Generation with CD (Audio) by Mark Eleveld ISBN: 1402200374 Publisher: Sourcebooks Mediafusion Publication Date: April 2003
A Few Recommended General Poetry Anthologies
A Book of Luminous Things: An International Anthology of Poetry by Czeslaw Milosz ISBN: 0156005743 Publisher: Harvest/HBJ Publication Date: April 1998
Good Poems by Garrison Keillor ISBN: 0142003441 Publisher: Penguin Books Publication Date: September 2003.
Poetry 180: A Turning Back to Poetry by Billy Collins ISBN: 0812968875 Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks Publication Date: March 2003
Poetry Speaks: Hear Great Poets Read Their Work from Tennyson to Plath with CD (Audio) by Elise Paschen and Rebekah Presson Mosby ISBN: 1570717206 Publisher: Sourcebooks MediaFusion Publication Date: October 2001
Some Recommended Writing Resources (General and Poetry)
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Poetry by Nikki Moustaki ISBN: 0028641418 Publisher: Alpha Books Publication Date: March 2001
Old Faithful: 18 Writers Present Their Favorite Writing Assignments by Ron Padgett ISBN: 0915924455 Publisher: Teachers & Writers Collaborative Publication Date: September 1995 – Out of Print
Poetry Everywhere: Teaching Poetry Writing in School and in the Community by Jack Collom and Sheryl Noethe ISBN: 0915924986 Publisher: Teachers & Writers Collaborative Publication Date: 2000 – Out of Print
Writing Workshop #1: The Writing Workshop: How to Teach Creative Writing by Alan Ziegler ISBN: 0915924110 Publisher: Teachers & Writers Collaborative Publication Date: September 2000
Writing Workshop #2: The Writing Workshop: How to Teach Creative Writing by Alan Ziegler ISBN: 0915924072 Publisher: Teachers & Writers Collaborative Publication Date: September 2000
Web Resources
Academy of American Poets – includes resources for National Poetry Month, information on a wide variety of poets along with samples of their work http://www.poets.org
Online Poetry Classroom – resources for teachers http://www.onlinepoetryclassroom.org
Poetry Slam International – information on poetry slams, rules, venues, etc. http://www.poetryslam.com
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