Slam poetry

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Rudy Francisco- "Scars"

Have you ever done a Google search for "poetry ideas" to teach in your high school English classroom? Let me spoil those search results for you - THEY'RE LAME! Poetry, especially at the high school level, it too important to be treated as a coloring activity, or worse,

99 poem topics! Specific ideas to write slam poems about. New subject matter for spoken word poetry.

Poem by Savannah Brown - please see her YouTube channel for the video

Watch someone perform Slam Poetry

By Amy Erin Borovoy Summary by ASCD SmartBrief "The power of poetry to excite some students about reading, writing and literacy is highlighted in this collection of videos compiled by digital media curator Amy Erin Borovoy. The videos include the story of one elementary-school teacher who holds weekly open mic sessions in the classroom as well as a step-by-step guide from a writing teacher on establishing a poetry slam at school."

Poetry Slam

Help students see that not all poetry is stuffy, academic, or too hard to understand.

Poetry Slam Featuring Rives, The University of Auckland presents Poetry Slam ..., University of Auckland School of Business, Auckland, Auckland, 13 May 201