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Slam poetry

 

 
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Slam poetry is rhythmic performance street poetry born out of Southside Chicago.

Marc Smith, the pioneer of the form, says that what makes slam different from your ordinary poetry reading is that the audience are always in control.

Artsworld joined the audience in the Green Mill in Chicago to hear more.

 
 

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