This article, written by Bob Holman, describes the nature of what a poetry slam is, as well as enumerates some of the benefits and risks that poetry slams involve. Holman stresses the nature of poetry slams as performance, and the paradox of competitive poetry, explaining why these elements are so crucial to poets' decisions to participate in a slam. Holman also suggests some effects that hosting a class poetry slam can have on students' poetry. Read full article
