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Tucson Youth Poetry Slam's You Tube Channel
 View TYPS poets' performances as well as clips that inspire these young poets.
Published May 7, 2012 03:49 PM  
Slam Clips on the Internet
(10KB .docx file)

If you have been absent for AP exams, watch these clips on your own.

Sarah Kay’s “Hands”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuAbGJBvIVY

Eric Darby’s “Scratch and Dent Dreams”:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfTa4B7wQ_8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri23OxuDeGw

Beau Sia’s “Back to the Now”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHq1o5uEhPM

Maggie Estep’s “I’m an Emotional Idiot”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtIBtH0TiH8

Craig Nelson on his college education (audio only"scroll down and click on the appropriate link): http://www.riverdeep.net/current/2001/01/012901_m1_slam.jhtml

 

Published May 12, 2011 11:58 AM  
Poetry Out Loud Site

Look here for printable copies of the poems within the anthologies as well as additional poems you might choose for the recitation contest.  More details on the recitation contest soon...
Published Nov 7, 2008 12:23 PM  
Elements of Poetry
 This Web site provides definitions of literary devices, examples of these devices in poems, and exercises in poetry analysis.
Published Nov 4, 2008 03:34 PM  
Instructions for Poetry Quest Using VirualLit Web site
(34KB .doc file)
Published Nov 4, 2008 04:29 PM  
Notes Toward a New Bohemia
(46KB .doc file) 		An excerpt from an interesting article by Dan Gioia about the revival of performance poetry.
Published May 2, 2008 04:34 PM  
Slam Pre-Writing Prompts
(24KB .doc file) 		Struggling to get started on your poem?  Use these prompts to help you generate ideas.
Published Aug 19, 2007 01:10 PM  
What Is Slam?
(41KB .doc file) 		An introduction to slam poetry; we read this handout in class on Friday, May 2.
Published May 2, 2008 04:32 PM  
Article about the Santa Fe Indian's School's Slam Team
 A very interesting article about a high school slam team, with three audio clips.
Published May 5, 2010 11:03 AM  
Saul Williams Performance and Commentary
 Follow this link to listen to the NPR segment in which Saul Williams recites an untitled poem from The Seventh Octave and reflects on the stage/page debate.
Published Apr 30, 2009 10:31 AM  
Craig Nelson on His College Education
 The first poem listed for Craig Nelson is one many UHS students can relate to.  The second poem is also good; we will listen to it in class as well.
Published Apr 30, 2009 10:32 AM  
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